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- ↑ "Violence in AMU campus; ex-student killed in clash, vehicles torched". The Indian Express. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ↑ "Aligarh Muslim University violence: UP Police says culprits have been identified | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. Retrieved 24 April 2016.