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- ↑ "Pathankot attack: Commonwealth gold medalist Fateh Singh martyred". The Times of India . 3 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ Sharma, Nitin (3 January 2016). "Pathankot Air base attack: Fateh Singh, champion shooter who brought India glory, among the dead". The Indian Express . Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ "Commonwealth gold medallist among those martyred in Pathankot". Hindustan Times . 3 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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