India, Dec. 17 -- The involvement of a Hyderabad man in the recent mass shooting in Australia's Bondi Beach, which led to the deaths of 15 persons, is not only an "insult" to India but also a security concern, Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president N Ramchander Rao said Wednesday.

"The Hyderabad connection with the terror act (in Australia), though it is a matter of insult to us, is also a serious national security concern," PTI news agency quoted Rao as saying.

Rao further urged the Telangana police to inquire into and investigate the "circumstances and the conditions" in which the mass shooting accused had left India.

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