Indian police said on Tuesday that one of the two gunmen behind Australia's Bondi Beach mass shootings, Sajid Akram, was an Indian citizen who had left the country 27 years ago.

According to Telangana Police, the attackers have been identified as Sajid Akram, aged 50, and his son Naveed Akram, aged 24. Reports suggest the duo were inspired by Islamic State ideology. Sajid Akram was originally from Hyderabad and completed his B.Com degree there before migrating to Australia in November 1998 in search of employment.

While Sajid Akram had roots in Hyderabad, there is no evidence that India or Telangana played any role in his radicalisation or in the planning of the Bondi Beach attack.

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, a gunman in the Bondi Beach shooting, had minimal contact with his Hyderabad family, who disowned him after his marriage. The family denies knowledge of his radicalisation, which investigators believe is unrelated to Indian influences.

Sajid Akram, involved in the Bondi Beach shooting, moved from Hyderabad to Australia in 1998 and made six visits to India primarily for family matters. , World News, Times Now

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.

Investigators who questioned family tell The Indian Express they are cooperating and have shared details of Sajid's visits to Hyderabad since he left for Australia in 1998

Telangana Police confirmed Sajid Akram, an accused in the Bondi Beach terror attack, is from Hyderabad, migrating to Australia 27 years ago. His radicalization had no connection to India. The attack killed 16,

Australia is reconsidering its gun laws in the wake of Sunday's (December 14) shooting attack in Bondi in which two suspects killed 15 people. The country typically has fewer gun deaths per year than the U.

Before Sajid Akram was granted a gun licence, the domestic intelligence agency ASIO had warned NSW Police that his son, Naveed Akram, had been associating with Islamic extremists.