Subedar Fateh Singh, a 51-year-old Army man who lost his life amid brushing operations at the Indian Air Force (IAF) base close to Punjab's Pathankot town on Saturday, http://www.3dartistonline.com/user/mehdiidesignhad won a gold and a silver award at the first Commonwealth Shooting Championships held in Delhi in 1995.
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) grieved his demise.
"Subedar Fateh Singh yielded his life while battling for his country at Air Base Pathankot today amid an assault of activists.
Subedar Fateh Singh was a fanciful Big Bore shooter. He won Gold and a Silver amid first Commonwealth Shooting Championship held at New Delhi in 1995," the affiliation posted on its site.
NRAI president Raninder Singh mourned the passing, saying the nation has lost its dearest child and a sharp shooter.
"Might Almighty award peace to the Great Soldier. The shooting clique petition God for the withdrew soul and quality to the group of extraordinary warrior to hold up under this unsalvageable misfortune."
Fateh Singh, resigned as subedar major (hon) skipper from Dogra regiment in 2009.
After retirement, he joined the Defense Security Corps (India) as subedar and was at first posted at Army War College, Mhow.
He was posted in Pathankot around two years back. He had won gold in the Big Bore Rifle Three Position and silver in Big Bore Rifle Prone Postion at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships in 1995.
"He was a careful honorable men and incredible competitor. He acted as a dynamic individual from Indian shooting group. It is an exceptionally miserable day for us. He yielded his life for the nation. I mourn his demise," NRAI president Raninder Singh told IANS.
Terrorists, suspected to be from Pakistan broke a high-security edge and entered the Indian Air Force (IAF) base close Pathankot right off the bat Saturday.
"He was an awesome shooter. He won gold inhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/mehdiidesign Big Bore Rifle Three Position and silver in Big Bore Rifle Prone Postion at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships in 1995. He used to speak to the Army," NRAI secretary Rajiv Bhatia told IANS.
CK Chaudhury, a gun shooter at the Army Marksmenship Unit in Mhow, said: "He was one of the first huge bore rifle worldwide shooting medallists in our nation. He was a motivation to every one of us. He was similar to my master and watchman when we were as one a piece of the shooting group at the Army Marksmenship Unit in Mhow. He had huge adoration and energy for shooting."
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