Sajid Akram, a 50-year-old native of Hyderabad, Telangana, originally from Tolichowki, has been identified as one of two suspects in the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, December 14, 2025, which killed 15 people, including a 10-year-old and a Holocaust survivor, and injured over 40 others. Telangana Police confirmed Akram migrated to Australia in November 1998 with a BCom degree, retained his Indian passport, married a European-origin woman there, and had a son, Naveed Akram, 24, and a daughter, both Australian citizens; he maintained limited family contact, last visiting India in 2022 for two weeks and skipping his father’s funeral. Sajid, a licensed gun owner linked to six firearms and a shooting club member, was shot dead by police at the scene, while Naveed survived with critical injuries, faced initial court from hospital on Wednesday, December 17, and was charged with 15 murder counts, one terrorist act, 40 counts of intent to kill, and displaying a banned group’s symbol; the attack, Australia’s deadliest since 1996 and probed as ISIS-inspired antisemitic terrorism, followed their Philippines trip from November 1-28, destined for Davao.​