Officers with Telangana police's intelligence wing said on Wednesday that Sydney terror accused Sajid Akram had been trying to get Australian citizenship for many years but, for reasons unknown to his family,

One of the men allegedly involved in Sunday's terrorist attack at the famous Bondi Beach in Australia has been tentatively identified by investigators as Naveed Akram.

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.

Australia announces tougher hate speech laws in wake of Bondi terrorist attack - Federal police also confirmed further searches would be carried out in the coming days.

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,