The family of Sajid Akram – one of the gunmen involved in the shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia – said they were shocked by the news and had not been in touch with him for many years. Sajid Akram’s brother, who lives in Hyderabad, told TNM that Sajid had left Hyderabad for Australia more than 25 years ago and later married a Christian, after which the family cut ties with him.

According to sources, Indian authorities visited the family and collected details. The brother said that their mother, who is an octogenarian, has been unwell, and Sajid had not even enquired about her. 

A source in the government said that Sajid’s father, after coming back from Saudi Arabia many years ago, bought an apartment in Hyderabad. Around this time, Sajid left for Australia in 1998 on a student visa. Indian agencies have found in a preliminary probe that Sajid came to Hyderabad a few years ago and the brothers had a fallout over property. Sajid’s other family members in Hyderabad will also be questioned.

The shooting took place on the evening of December 14 near Bondi Beach, where a crowd had gathered for a........

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