India, Dec. 17 -- Sajid Akram, the 50-year-old gunman killed during a terror attack he unleashed on a Jewish gathering in Australia, was an Indian national, the Philippines' Bureau of Immigration said on Tuesday, with the Telangana Police confirming shortly after that he was from Hyderabad, migrated to Australia in 1998, but carries an Indian passport.

His elder brother Sahid Akram, a doctor, lives in Al Hasarath Colony in Hyderabad's bustling Tolichowki area.

As news channels and online platforms began flashing reports about Sajid Akram's Hyderabad links, Sahid Akram and his family members reportedly left the house for an undisclosed location.

On Tuesday, the Philippines' Bureau of Immigration also said that Sajid visited the country ...