Sydney terror attack mastermind Sajid was from Hyderabad; he did not return to India even after his father's death.

News Topical, Digital Desk : Sajid Akram, who attacked Jews celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, was originally from India. He was from Hyderabad and moved to Australia in 1998. Since moving to Australia, he had limited contact with his family in Hyderabad. He even did not attend his father's funeral in 2009.

Telangana police and intelligence agencies traced Sajid Akram's family to Al Hasanath Colony in Toli Chowki. Akram's father is a retired armed forces officer, and his older brother is a doctor.

India has come only six times

Telangana DGP Shivadhar Reddy said, “We have been told that Sajid travelled to India six times, mainly for property-related matters, after fleeing India 27 years ago. Even when his father died in 2009, he did not come to India.”

According to Times of India report, Sajid's family members told the police during interrogation that they had no knowledge about when and how Sajid and his 24-year-old son Naveed were allegedly radicalised.

Inspired by ISIS ideology

Telangana DGP Shivadhar Reddy stated that the report indicates that Sajid was inspired by ISIS ideology. His radicalization appears to have no connection to India. Reddy also confirmed that Sajid had no criminal record in India before moving to Australia.

Where did the father and son become radicals?

Australian authorities suspect Sajid and his son, Naveed, were radicalized in Sydney. Naveed attended Arabic and religious courses in Sydney between 2019 and 2022. New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said a homemade bomb and two ISIS flags were found in Naveed's vehicle. Three Indian students were among the 40 people injured in the attack, two of whom remain hospitalized.

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