Third Punjab Youth Comes Under Scanner in Kapil Sharma’s Café Shooting Case

The investigation into the repeated gunfire incidents at Kapil Sharma’s Kap’s Café in Canada has widened, with another young man from Punjab’s Ludhiana district emerging as a significant suspect in the plot.

Canadian law enforcement agencies, working alongside Indian central units, have now identified Sukhwinder “Seepu,” a resident of Brahampur village in Raikot, as the individual believed to have orchestrated the attacks. His name surfaced shortly after the arrest of Bandhu Maan Singh Sekhon — allegedly linked to the Goldy Dhillon gang — by the Delhi Police Crime Branch on November 28 in Jawaddi village.

Though senior officials in Ludhiana (Rural) have avoided commenting publicly, sources confirmed that Raikot police have been asked to quietly monitor people known to be in touch with Seepu.

Records show that Seepu was already facing legal scrutiny in a separate case filed over six months ago at Ahmedgarh City police station in Malerkotla district. He had allegedly intimidated a man pressuring authorities to act against his brother-in-law. Senior officers had reopened the matter before returning the file back to Ahmedgarh police following his suspected link to the Canada shootings.

Preliminary findings from both nations indicate that while Seepu and Sekhon did not physically participate in any of the shootings, their roles were pivotal. Seepu is believed to have devised the strategy and watched over its execution, while Sekhon is said to have procured the arms and vehicles for those who carried out the strikes.

Kap’s Café — targeted soon after its launch — came under fire on July 10, followed by two more shootings on August 7 and October 16. The Lawrence Bishnoi gang had claimed responsibility for all three incidents.

Investigators now believe the shooters were Sharry and Diljot Rehal, two Canadian residents of Punjabi origin, allegedly acting on instructions from Seepu. Sekhon’s questioning reportedly connected the dots, revealing how the trio from Punjab were linked to the chain of events.

Authorities in India and Canada continue to coordinate as they dig deeper into the network of individuals believed to be involved, with officials not ruling out further arrests as the case develops.