Pathankot terror attacks: Commonwealth gold medalist among those martryed during operations

The number of jawans martyred in the Pathankot terror attacks has risen to six. Among them is an ace shooter, who won a gold medal for India at the 1995 Commonwealth Shooting Championships.

According to a Hindustan Times report, Defence Security Corps (DSC) personnel, Hony Capt Fateh Singh of Gurdaspur's Jhanda Gujjaran village took on the terrorists who had sneaked into the air base. Fateh Singh had retired from the 15 Dogra Regiment and joined the DSC.

Fateh had clinched both gold and silver in the 300m big bore team and individual events during the first Commonwealth Shooting Championship held in New Delhi in 1995.

Fateh, who was honoured by then Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda for his feat, is survived by his wife Madhu Bala and sons Gurdeep Singh Deepu and Nitin Thakur.

"I met him for the first time at a big bore camp in Mhow in the mid-90s. Since then, we shared a close bonding. His demise has created a big void in the shooting arena," said national shooting coach Dilip Singh Chandel to HT.