Harjeet Singh Laddi

Some Lesser Known Facts About Harjeet Singh Laddi

• Harjeet Singh Laddi is associated with Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), a Khalistani terror group, which is banned in India under the UAPA law.

• He was added to the NIA’s most-wanted list after being accused of planning violent attacks in Punjab, including the killing of VHP leader Vikas Prabhakar in April 2024 and targeted attacks on right-wing leaders.

• That same year, the NIA announced a Rs. 10 lakh reward for the capture of Harjeet Singh Laddi and another person involved in the VHP leader’s murder.

  

• On 10 July 2025, he came into the news after shots were fired outside Indian comedian Kapil Sharma‘s newly opened café in Surrey, Canada.

  

• Reportedly, the attackers fired multiple bullets at the café building a few days after its opening. A viral video showed a man sitting in a car, firing bullets from the window.

  

• After the firing, Harjeet Singh Laddi claimed responsibility for the attack.

• According to the police, no one was hurt in the shooting.

• Reportedly, in one episode of The Kapil Sharma Show, a character made jokes about the clothes and behaviour of Nihang Sikhs, a group of traditional Sikh warriors.

• These jokes were seen as insulting to Sikh religious values and hurt the sentiments of the Nihang community.

• A statement by his group said,
  

  This is a joke on Sikh traditions and the respect of Nihang Singhs. No religion should be mocked in comedy.”

• The group claimed that they had tried to contact Kapil Sharma’s manager, but received no reply. They, however, later demanded a public apology from Kapil Sharma.