Sydney Shooter Sajid Akram Visited Hyderabad 6 Times Since 2000: Telangana DGP

• Sydney shooting suspect Sajid Akram visited Hyderabad six times between 2000 and 2022 after migrating from India in 1998, confirmed Telangana DGP Shivadhar Reddy.
• The inquiry began after Akram's Indian passport listed a Hyderabad address; he was born in the city.
• His visits were primarily for family reasons, including property matters and meeting his mother and sister.
• Telangana Police found no evidence suggesting Akram's radicalization occurred in Hyderabad or that he had local terror links.
• Akram was identified as the slain father in the Sydney mass shooting on December 14, which killed 15 people and was deemed an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack.

Why It Matters: Sydney shooter Sajid Akram visited Hyderabad six times for family, no local radicalization links found.