Bondi Beach shooting: Terror suspect Sajid was refused Aus citizenship many times; what we know

HYDERABAD: Officers with Telangana police's quality helping said connected Wednesday that Sydney panic accused Sajid Akram had been trying to get Australian citizenship for galore years but, for reasons chartless to his family, did not succeed.

'"What we cognize is that Sajid renewed his Indian passport past successful 2022 and did not sojourn Pakistan. Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) examined Naveed, Sajid's 24-year-old lad and the different accused successful the Bondi formation killings, successful 2019 for his alleged ties with a section Islamic State compartment successful Sydney. They, however, cleared him arsenic not an imminent threat," a elder constabulary serviceman said.The serviceman added that Sajid was not connected the Australian quality radar and Naveed and helium did not affiliate themselves with immoderate extremist groups operating from India.Telangana police's quality sleuths besides checked connected the duo's visits to Hyderabad to found the intent of their trips and ascertain whom they had met. After scrutiny, cops said the visits were idiosyncratic and Sajid mostly remained successful interaction with contiguous family. They besides recovered nary grounds to suggest helium had visited Pakistan.

The location of Sajid's member remained nether fastener and cardinal connected Wednesday arsenic well. Family members' phones were recovered switched off.

Sajid near Hyderabad connected a pupil visa to Australia successful 1998 but did not prosecute immoderate ceremonial acquisition there, alternatively undertaking assorted jobs earlier settling arsenic a effect vendor. In 2000-2001, helium joined an Australian of Italian descent, Venera Grosso, and brought her to Hyderabad successful 2001 to present her to his parents. Here they had a accepted nikah.He adjacent came successful 2004 to present lad Naveed to the household successful Hyderabad.

When his begetter passed distant successful 2009, Sajid could not be the funeral. "But helium came a period aboriginal and met the household successful 2009," said a constabulary officer.Sajid returned successful 2012 to question prospective buyers for his onshore and location adjacent Shalibanda. He again visited successful 2016 with Naveed to motion an statement and dispose of the property. His past travel was successful 2022 to conscionable household members. "His visits were short. Each clip helium stayed for astir a week oregon 10 days. In 2022, helium stayed for a fortnight astatine Al Hasnath Colony. He remained successful the location and spent clip mostly with his parent and sister," said a elder constabulary official.