Left Hyderabad 27 years ago, married a Christian woman…What did Telangana Police say about Sajid?

New Delhi: As the investigation into the horrific terrorist attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia is progressing, many important facts related to the past and activities of the accused are coming to light. The investigating agencies are now deeply investigating the personal life, family background and international contacts of the attacker Sajid Akram and his son Navid Akram.

Broken relationship with Hyderabad

Investigation has revealed that Sajid Akram last visited Hyderabad in the year 2022. He still had an Indian passport, while both his children, a son and a daughter, were born in Australia. Are Australian citizens. According to the police, Sajid’s relations with his extended family had ended many years ago. Due to family disputes, relatives had distanced themselves from him. Even at the time of his father’s death in 2017, Sajid did not attend the funeral, which shows the deep rift in the relationship.

new life in australia

After leaving India, Sajid Akram settled in Australia. There he married a woman of European origin named Venera Grosso. The couple had two children, including Naveed Akram and a daughter. This family was living permanently in Australia and seemed to be leading a normal life, but the investigating agencies believe that radical ideology was growing inside.

Horrible attack on Bondi Beach

Hanukkah festival was being celebrated by the Jewish community on Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach on Sunday. Meanwhile, sudden firing turned the celebration into mourning. 15 people died in this attack. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Chrissy Barrett described it as a terrorist attack inspired by the Islamic State. According to him, the attackers attacked mercilessly and did not care about the age or condition of the victims.

Father dead, son injured

Police said that both the accused were father and son, whose age was 50 and 24 years. During the encounter, Sajid Akram died on the spot, while Navid Akram was seriously injured and admitted to the hospital. The vehicle used in the attack was registered in the name of Naveed, which has been seized by the police. Homemade bombs and flags associated with alleged Islamic State were also recovered from the vehicle.

philippines travel check

The attention of the investigating agencies is now focused on the trip to the Philippines made a month before the attack. The Philippines Bureau of Immigration has confirmed that Sajid and Navid entered the country on November 1 and returned on November 28. Sajid used an Indian passport, while Naveed used an Australian passport. Both had mentioned Davao City, which is located in the Mindanao region, as their final destination. An area where extremist organizations have been active in the past.

Investigation is still going on

Although the Philippine military declined to immediately confirm any military training, Australian authorities are still investigating the purpose of the trip and the contacts. Investigative agencies believe that the roots of this attack may be linked to an international radical network, which is yet to be exposed.

However, the Philippine military said it could not immediately confirm whether the two men received military-style training during their stay. Philippine security officials further said that decades of military operations have significantly weakened militant groups in the region and there has been no sign of recent activity by foreign militants there. Australian officials said the purpose of the trip to the Philippines and the places visited were still under investigation.