Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- One of the two attackers behind the deadly mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach, which left 15 people dead during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration, was originally from Hyderabad and had been living in Australia for nearly three decades, Indian police said on Tuesday.

The suspect, identified as 50-year-old Sajid Akram, was shot dead by Australian police during the attack. His son, Naveed Akram, 24, who authorities say carried out the assault alongside him, survived and is currently hospitalised under police guard. Australian investigators have described the incident as a terrorist attack inspired by the so-called Islamic State group.

The Director General of Police of India's Telangana state said Sajid Akram was a native o...