Karan Aujla says six attempts have been made on his life in Canada, feels safer in Punjab: ‘Someone fires gunshots at 3 am outside house…’

Recalling the gunshot incidents, the singer revealed, “I was one of the very first cases from the industry in Canada whose house got shot at in 2019. The first time gunshots were fired at my house was twice in a row. It was an extortion case. They said, ‘Paise dedo, show nahi lagaane denge, aap Punjab nahi aasakte, India nahi aasakte‘ (They demanded money to let me do a show there, or return to India). I didn’t do that, so this happened.”

He further added, “When I finally felt that everything was going fine, shots were fired again. Till now, it has happened six times with me – firing on me or my house. The worst part is that the houses in Canada are made of wood. The bullet just goes through, so there’s no safety, even being inside of your house.”

While the security and officials in Canada are trying their best to maintain safety standards, there’s a limit to what they can do. “The security is doing their best, I can’t say that they don’t do anything. But, they can’t really do anything. What can they do? If someone fires gunshots outside your house at 3 am, the car is also a stolen one, you don’t know who is (responsible). Even if you catch the person, what can you do? Might have been just hired by someone. The one who is getting it done is sitting somewhere else, you might never even seen that person. So, I couldn’t find a solution for this,” he said.

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Karan felt bad when people called him ‘scared’ behind his back, assuming that he ran away to Dubai because he isn’t a true Punjabi. “Many people in Punjab said that I got scared and went to Dubai. He left from there, but a true jatt would have never left. Jatt toh asli hi hain, konsa nakli hain. There are certain set priorities for every individual. I am not immature. I have seen so much, have lost so many people in my life – my uncle to dad, everyone died in front of me. A person who doesn’t even know what it’s like losing someone, will tell me that I got scared and ran away?” he questioned.

“When the shots were fired for the second time, I was sleeping in the bed in my house at night. I was at a short distance from the window, where three bullets went through the walls. It would have shot me. Then no one would have asked about my wife or sisters, I would have died. If I wouldn’t have thought maturely, who would ask? Everything cannot be done with courage, you have to use your brain sometimes,” the Tauba Tauba singer highlighted one of the incidents.

But now, as he has shifted base in Dubai, he feels more secure about his wife. “If I go out now, atleast I am not stressed that someone will come outside and shoot at the house. I know that my wife is safe, I will have children in the future, they will also be safe. Why should I stress over all this and why would I get involved in all this? I have so many responsibilities, have to take care of my family. Why should I give anyone a chance to ruin my happy life?” he emphasised.

While he owns many guns legally, Karan doesn’t want to retaliate with violence. “I feel scared about the situation, not my life. Khud chala dunga toh merepe charge hojayega (I can’t even fire myself). I also know how to shoot a gun, I have a fire arms license in Canada. I have atleast 20-25 guns in my house legally. I used to go to practice target shooting every weekend. I don’t want to do that, I don’t like guns in that way. I only like target shooting from a sports perspective,” he said.

When the host asked about which place he feels safer to be in, Karan replied, “Punjab, honestly. It’s a very hard pick but for me, it is Punjab. I feel safer than anything in my own warehouse board.”