Indian police said on Tuesday that one of the two men behind Australia’s deadly Bondi Beach shooting was an Indian-born man who left the country nearly three decades ago, adding that his radicalization showed no links to India.

The attack, which killed 15 people attending a Hanukkah event on Sunday, is being investigated by Australian authorities as an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community.

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the assailants were motivated by Islamic State ideology.

Police in the southern Indian state of Telangana identified the suspect as Sajid Akram, originally from Hyderabad, who migrated to Australia in November 1998 in search of employment.

In a statement, police said Akram had maintained limited contact with his family in India over the past 27 years and had returned only six times, mainly for property-related matters and family visits. He did not travel back even at the time of his father’s death, the statement added.

Akram held a degree in commerce and later married a woman of European origin in Australia, with whom he had two children, authorities said.

No local security concerns

Telangana police said they had no adverse records against Akram during his time in India and found no indication that his alleged radicalization was influenced by local factors.

“Family members have expressed no knowledge of his radical mindset or activities,” the statement said, adding that the factors leading to his radicalization appeared unconnected to India or the state of Telangana.

Quiet neighborhood

When Reuters visited Akram’s family home in Hyderabad’s Tolichowki area, a middle-class Muslim neighborhood, the gates of the three-story house were shut and no family members were seen.

Neighbors declined to comment, though one resident, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the area had no history of criminal activity. Akram’s elderly mother is believed to live at the residence along with his brother, a doctor.

Travel under scrutiny

Australian police said Akram and his 24-year-old son Naveed, identified as his alleged accomplice, had travelled to the Philippines last month. Akram travelled on an Indian passport, while his son used an Australian passport.

Officials said the purpose of the trip was under investigation and that it was not yet clear whether the two had received any training or had direct links to a militant group.

Naveed remains in critical condition in hospital after being shot during the attack, authorities said.