Hyderabad: Sajid Akram, one of the two terrorists who killed 15 people in a gruesome mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, recently, hailed from Hyderabad, the Telangana police said

The suspected gunmen, who killed at least 15 in the Bondi Beach terror attack in Australia, have been identified as a father-son duo. Sajid Akram was a 50-year-old fruit seller who was killed at the scene,

Sajid and Naveed Akram returned to Sydney from Davao just around two weeks before the deadly mass shooting at Bondi Beach on December 14.

Telangana Police say Bondi Beach shooting suspect Sajid Akram left Hyderabad in 1998, had limited contact with family in India and lived in Australia for nearly three decades.

New details show Sydney attack suspect Sajid Akram was Indian, as officials dismiss claims linking the Bondi Beach attack to Pakistan.

Australian authorities have identified the two gunmen who unleashed a deadly shooting attack on a Jewish event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach as a father and son who are Pakistani nationals. Sajid Akram, 50, was killed on the scene. His son Naveed Akram, 24, was shot and is hospitalized in critical condition.

The shooting occurred on Sunday evening at Bondi Beach while a Hanukkah gathering was underway. Australian authorities said Sajid Akram, 50, and Naveed Akram, 24, opened fire using rifles, killing at least 15 people and injuring 42 others.

Sajid Akram was shot dead during an encounter with police, taking the death toll to 16, while Naveed remains hospitalised under police guard.

The duo had listed Davao, a large city in the southern part of the Philippines on the island of Mindanao, as their destination. Their return flight was booked for Sydney.