The younger gunman who was critically wounded during Sunday’s massacre at Bondi Beach has emerged from a coma and will be questioned by police.

Naveed Akram, 24, has been in hospital since the Sydney terrorism attack after being shot by police.

He reportedly emerged from his coma on Tuesday, giving counter-terrorism officers their first chance to speak with him.

It comes as details have emerged on his father, 50-year-old Sajid Akram, who was among the 16 dead.

The Indian government has confirmed Sajid was an Indian citizen. His son is reportedly an Australian citizen.

Sajid was originally from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, police say, but had limited contact with his family in India.

“The family members have expressed no knowledge of his radical ​mindset or activities, nor of the circumstances ‌that led to his radicalisation,” Telangana state police said.

They said the factors that led to the radicalisation of the two gunmen “appear to have no connection with India or any local influence in Telangana”.

On Tuesday, the local force said Sajid Akram had visited India six times, mainly for family-related reasons, since he migrated to Australia in 1998. He had no “adverse record” before leaving India, they said.

Hyderabad is the capital of India’s Telangana state.

Australian ​police said both men had travelled to the Philippines in November, the father ‍on an Indian passport and the son was on an Australian one.

The purpose of the trip is under investigation, officials said, adding it was not ​conclusive ​they were linked to any terrorist ​group or whether they received training in ​that country.

-with AAP