The home of popular singer and producer AP Dhillon was shot at. Dhillon’s home in Victoria, British Columbia, was hit by gunfire in the early hours of September 2. Video posted to social media by Indian media shows unknown gunmen firing 14 rounds into the house and garage, as well as two vehicles on fire in the driveway.
Dillon reported on Instagram that night that he and those around him were safe. The BCRCMP (Commonwealth Police) currently believes the incident to be targeted. Dhillon is Punjabi and moved to Canada from India in 2015.
Last year, she became the first Punjabi artist to perform at the Juno Awards (Canada’s equivalent of the Grammy Awards), and just last August she signed a deal with a major record label. Indian media have linked the murder to Rohit Godara, a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi Gang, an India-based gang, who they say was behind the murder because Dhillon’s video featured Bollywood star Salman Khan.
In 1998, Khan hunted a blackbuck, an animal revered by the Bishnoi community, and the gang had vowed to take revenge. CBC News Online reports that RCMP could not provide any information about whether the incident was gang related.