Telangana DGP B Shivadhar Reddy
Hyderabad: Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) Shivadhar Reddy has clarified that the recent shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Australia has no connection with Hyderabad, despite that the accused, Sajid Akram, hails from the city.
DGP Reddy said that Sajid Akram, a native of Hyderabad, moved to Australia in 1998 in search of employment. Since then, he had travelled back to India on six occasions.
After marrying a European woman in Australia, he visited Hyderabad with her once in 1998. He later returned in 2004, and again in February 2009, he added.
According to Reddy, Akram visited India in June 2011 and again in 2016 for property settlement matters. His most recent trip was in 2022 to see his mother and sister.
The Telangana police chief firmly stated that, although the accused has origins in Hyderabad, the Bondi Beach attack is entirely unrelated to any activities or connections in the city.
It may be recalled that at least 16 people were killed in the violent attack at Bondi Beach, which authorities in Australia are treating as a terror-related incident.
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