Bondi Beach gunman originally from India, police say

Published: 12/16/2025
Bondi Beach gunman originally from India, police say
Police reveal the Bondi Beach gunman, Sajid Akram, was originally from Hyderabad, India, and had limited contact with his family in India. He and his son are suspected of a mass shooting at a Hanukkah event in Sydney. Despite visiting India occasionally, his family in Hyderabad had no knowledge of his radical activities, according to police sources. Sajid Akram, who moved to Australia in 1998, had no criminal record in India and was married to a woman of European origin.