A shooting incident was reported outside the residence of Punjabi singer and rapper AP Dhillon in Vancouver, Canada. Although an official confirmation regarding the same is awaited, sources told India Today TV that sounds of gunshots were heard near the singer’s home in the Victoria Island area on Sunday night. According to reports, the assailants also set his car on fire and fired multiple shots.
The firing incident took place on the night of September 1. A video, which can not be independently verified, has surfaced on social media and is going viral. In the viral video, a man can be seen standing outside a house firing multiple shots at night.
Punjab gang violence&separatism issues have made solid inroads into #Canada because of politics there.
— Snehesh Alex Philip (@sneheshphilip) September 2, 2024
India has been very clear that it is not India but Canada that will face the biggest threat to their soft hand approach to the issue. #APDhillon
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Visuals are said to be of AP Dhillon Vancouver, Canada residence. Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi claims the responsibility of firing at AP Dhillon residence. https://t.co/yqoD7lnFDZ pic.twitter.com/qrG8aTQYwX
— Akashdeep Thind (@thind_akashdeep) September 2, 2024
A shooting incident was reported outside Punjabi singer and rapper AP Dhillon's house in Canada's Vancouver. Though an official confirmation regarding the same is awaited.
— Okay (@media_okay) September 2, 2024
The Lawrence Bishnoi-Rohit Godara gang has claimed responsibility for the shootings.#apdhillon pic.twitter.com/QOcQYtv4ky
Following the firing incident, a post also started doing rounds on social media. In the viral post, Rohit Godara (Lawrence Bishnoi group) claimed responsibility, not just for the firing incident in Vancouver, but also in Woodbridge, Toronto. Apart from taking responsibility, the post also issued a death threat to the Punjabi singer AP Dhillon citing his closeness with Bollywood actor Salman Khan.
It is pertinent to note that the development comes weeks after AP Dhillon released a music video titled, “Old Money” featuring Salman Khan.
The threatening message claimed that on the night of 1st September, they carried out shootings at two locations in Canada — one on Victoria Island and the other in Woodbridge, Toronto.
Kutte ki maut maroge …..
— Engineer Xplains (@engineer_inside) September 2, 2024
Lawrence Bishnoi Group to AP Dhillon
Firing outside AP Dhillon House pic.twitter.com/XH1IyYWP2o
The post also threatened AP Dhillon citing his connections with Bollywood actor Salman Khan and warned him to “stay within his limits”, otherwise he would meet a “dog’s death”.
The Canadian law enforcement agencies are currently investigating the authenticity of the post which claimed responsibility for the two shooting incidents. However, the Police have not released any official statement in connection with these developments.
Previously, in November 2023, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for a firing incident that was reported outside the residence of singer Gippy Grewal in Vancouver, Canada. The incident took place in the White Rock area.
In April, this year, two bike-borne assailants, opened fire outside Salman Khan’s residence at the Galaxy Apartments in the Bandra area of Mumbai and fled the spot. However, they were later apprehended. The assailants were said to be linked with the Bishnoi gang.
Lawrence Bishnoi gang is one of the notorious gangs accused of being behind several targeted killings, gang wars, and criminal activities. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had earlier revealed that Salman Khan was one of their targets.
The jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi has reportedly made a list of ten individuals whom he wants to eliminate and Salman Khan is said to be one of them.
The gang’s motive stems from the 1998 black buck hunting case in which Salman Khan is an accused. The group claims his act deeply offended the Bishnoi community.
