India, Dec. 17 -- Fifty-year-old Sajid Akram, who was killed after being identified as one of the attackers in the recent mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia, was an Indian citizen originally from Hyderabad, the Telangana Police confirmed on Tuesday.

In an official statement, the office of the Director General of Police said Akram had migrated to Australia nearly 27 years ago, in November 1998, in search of employment and continued to hold an Indian passport. He had completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Hyderabad before leaving the country.

According to police, Akram had limited contact with his family in India after settling in Australia. He married a woman of European origin and the couple had two children-a son, Naveed, an...