Media reports point to aTikTok video involving Punjabi singers feud
SURREY: In an unusual shocking incident of increasing gun violence in Surrey, shots were fired at a resident of a Punjabi family. The RCMP after investigation informed that the family was not the target of the shooting. It was a case of mistaken identity. Although, no one was injured, it left the family shocked and shaken. Various media reports including CTV pointed to the TikTok video in which someone is shown shooting the bullets and a note in Punjabi threatens popular singer Karan Aujle, who has millions of followers on his social media platforms. The writer boasts of his link to a gang in India.
Surrey RCMP, on February 1, informed of a shooting in the 8600-block of Tulsy Crescent East. A residence and vehicles parked in the driveway were damaged as a result of the shooting. No injuries were reported. Although the police said the shooting believed to be targeted, but the current residents were not the target.
The investigation is ongoing and police are working to identify the suspect(s). This shooting is believed to be targeted however not linked to lower mainland gang conflict,” said Surrey RCMP Media Relations Officer Cst. Sarbjit K. Sangha.
Cst. Sangha also noted, “Surrey RCMP is aware of a video that has been circulating on social media in regards to this incident.”
CTV news and various other media outlets broadcasted the video showing bullets after bullets entering the house of Garcha family. The video and the note left suggested ongoing feud between a Punjabi singer and the Chatha group. In the video the hands of the gunman is visible.
In an interview to CTV news, Garcha family told that it was 2.40 Am in the morning when they were sleeping, and grandmother was sleeping next to the window, when they heard the shots.
SukhjitGarcha also said that the last owner of the house may have been a friend of the singer in question and the gangsters would have tried to threaten him but mistook our identity as theirs. “The current occupants of the residence were not the intended target of the shooting. Evidence suggest that a person or persons associated to the previous owners may have been the intended target,” Cst. Sangha also said.
“We are thankful that no one was injured; however, this is undoubtedly a very traumatic experience for the family whose residence was shot,” said Sangha. “Victim services has been offered to the impacted family and a safety plan has been discussed with the intended target.”
