BC Forms Task Force to Address Extortion and Shootings in South Asian Community

An RCMP officer enters a cafe that was shot at, in Surrey, B.C., on Aug. 7, 2025. Police are investigating after shots were fired for the second time within a month at Kap's Cafe, which is linked to comic and television host Kapil Sharma. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

A provincial task force has been established in British Columbia to respond to the rising number of extortion threats and shootings targeting the South Asian community.

The task force announced by the province on Sept. 17 comes in response to several  homes and businesses being sprayed with bullets. Dozens of threats, and some of the associated attacks have also been depicted on social media by the apparent perpetrators.