Shots fired outside Punjabi singer AP Dhillon's house in Canada; Lawrence Bishnoi gang claims responsibility – The Week

Gunshots were reportedly fired outside Punjabi singer AP Dhillon's house on Victoria Island in Vancouver, Canada. Rohit Godara, a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, claimed responsibility for the incident. The incident reportedly took place on Sunday.

The “unconfirmed” news circulating on social media claimed that the Bishnoi Godara gang had carried out shootings on Canada’s Victoria Island and in Toronto’s Woodbridge.

Dhillon lives on Victoria Island in British Columbia.

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Gunshots were reportedly fired outside the singer's house after he appeared in a music video with actor Salman Khan. According to the gangsters, Dhillon has a close connection with Khan.

The gangsters had warned the singer to stick to his limits, otherwise he would “suffer the death of a dog”.

Salman Khan appeared alongside actor Sanjay Dutt in Dhillon’s new song “Old Money”.

The singer has not yet responded to the incident.

Security authorities are reviewing social media messages and analyzing the video that allegedly shows the shooting.

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said last year that Khan was top of the list of jailed gangster Bishnoi to eliminate. In early April, two men came on a motorcycle and fired five shots outside Salman Khan's Galaxy Apartments in Bandra, Mumbai. The Mumbai Police had launched an investigation and named nine people, including Lawrence Bishnoi, in their chargesheet.

Bishnoi’s brother, who lives in Canada, took over responsibility at that time.

The accused were arrested and Mumbai police had in August rejected the bail plea of ​​Vicky Gupta, one of the alleged shooters. Gupta and co-accused Sagar Pal fired with the intention of killing the Bollywood actor, police said.