Sajid and his son, Naveed, 24, are suspected of having carried out the attack during a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday, killing 15 people and leaving dozens of others injured.

Family members in India have gone to ground, neighbours are lying low and a misinformation campaign is raging online.

Indian police said on Tuesday that one of the two gunmen behind Australia's Bondi Beach mass shootings, Sajid Akram, was an Indian citizen who had left the country 27 years ago.

Telangana Police say Bondi Beach shooting suspect Sajid Akram left Hyderabad in 1998, had limited contact with family in India and lived in Australia for nearly three decades.

The alleged gunman in the horror Bondi Beach terror attack that claimed the lives of 15 people and injured dozens more has emerged from a coma. Naveed Akram, 24, and his father Sajid Akram, 50, allegedly opened fire on people gathered for the Chanukah by the Sea event, marking the first night of Hanukkah, at Bondi about 6.40pm on Sunday.

One of the alleged terrorists in Bondi’s terror attack was originally from India and had travelled back to his native country six times since migrating to Australia.

The team will examine attacker Sajid Akram’s Indian passport, past visits to India and possible radicalisation links while coordinating closely with Australian authorities.

Two days after two gunmen shot dead 15 people at Hanukkah celebrations on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, the Telangana Police said that the shooters have been identified as Sajid Akram, 50, and his son, Naveed Akram, 24.

In a shocking case of mistaken identity, Naveed Akram, a resident of Sydney, has found himself at the center of a distressing situation. His photograp