00:00A new international dimension has
00:29emerged in the investigation into the deadly Bandai Beach terror attack.
00:35Indian government officials have now confirmed that one of the attackers,
00:40Sajid Akram, originally hailed from Hyderabad and last visited India in 2022.
00:47The disclosure came as multiple countries coordinate to trace the background and movements
00:52of the accused gunmen.
00:54Indian officials told the Hindu that Sajid Akram, 50, was a resident of Toli Chowky in Hyderabad
01:02before migrating to Australia.
01:05He moved on a student visa in 1998 and returned to India only two or three times thereafter.
01:14Officials said even after his father's death in 2017, Akram did not return to attend the funeral.
01:21According to officials, Akram's immediate family still lives in Hyderabad.
01:27His elder brother is a doctor and his late father had retired from the army in the UAE in 1984.
01:36Despite settling abroad, Akram retained his Indian passport, even after marrying a European woman.
01:43Akram's son, Naveed Akram, the second attacker who survived the police response, was born in Australia in 2001.
01:54He is an Australian citizen and had no Indian citizenship, officials clarified.
02:00Naveed remains hospitalized under police custody following the attack.
02:05Indian authorities say preliminary checks show no local extremist links within India.
02:11Officials stressed they do not have access to Akram's activities in Australia
02:17and their background review is limited to information available through Indian sources.
02:24The case has grown more complex, with confirmation that Sajid Akram traveled to the Philippines in November using his Indian passport.
02:33Philippine immigration authorities say he arrived with his son, Naveed, on November 1st and departed on November 28th,
02:42just weeks before the Bandai attack.
02:45Sources confirm that Australian authorities are in touch with Indian officials as part of the ongoing probe.
02:53Information is being exchanged to verify identity, travel history,
02:57and any possible overseas links connected to the attack.
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