Saqib Bilal is an actor who was seen in Haider. The film had Shahid Kapoor in the lead role, and was directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. It is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
He was a theatre artist before he left his home in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora along with another boy. Reports say, in an 18-hour shootout with the Indian Army, he was shot dead. He is alleged to be a terrorist from the organisation Lashkar - e - Toiba.
This happened in Mujgund area after there was a tip-off about movement of terrorists in the area.
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Tags : Saqib Bilal, Terrorism, Militant, Haider