http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=27100

Holy **** and hells yeah! One Gurhkha had a Rambo moment, and punked 40 bad guys using his gurhkha knife.



The band of about 40 robbers, some of whom were travelling as passengers, stopped the train in the Chittaranjan jungles in West Bengal around midnight. Shrestha-- who had boarded the train at Ranchi in Jharkhand, the place of his posting--was in seat no. 47 in coach AC3.

“They started snatching jewelry, cell phones, cash, laptops and other belongings from the passengers,” Shrestha recalled. The soldier had somehow remained a silent spectator amidst the melee, but not for long. He had had enough when the robbers stripped an 18-year-old girl sitting next to him and tried to rape her right in front of her parents. He then took out his khukuri and took on the robbers.

“The girl cried for help, saying ´You are a soldier, please save a sister´,” Shrestha recalled. “I prevented her from being raped, thinking of her as my own sister,” he added. He took one of the robbers under control and then started to attack the others. He said the rest of the robbers fled after he killed three of them with his khukuri and injured eight others.



So frequently in the martial arts and self defense communities we talk about multiples as being a nearly insurmountable adversary, and rightfully so. That's what makes this story so much more encouraging and badass. It makes me want to hit the gym right now.

The Gurkha are badasses!! No doubt about it!

so bad ass, they were bad ass of the month not too long ago!

http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?t=99090

Yeah, they should be eligible for multiple months.

Nearly every badass Ghurka story involves them dealing with terrible odds and doing some batshir crazy things to get through it. True, old school badassery.

If it was anyone but a ghurka I'd call bullshit.

Nearly every badass Ghurka story involves them dealing with terrible odds and doing some batshir crazy things to get through it.
And a big knife.

Even though the Gurkhas as a whole were badass of the month a few back, I think that this guy should definitely be eligible for his own award.

Although probably his fellow Gurkhas are not impressed.

I think it's pretty important to note that trains (and to a lesser degree airplanes) are fairly optimal in terms of dealing with multiple attackers due to a lack of avenues of approach.

Definitely badass, though.

I imagine it went something like this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufss5ot_vGE

I think it's pretty important to note that trains (and to a lesser degree airplanes) are fairly optimal in terms of dealing with multiple attackers due to a lack of avenues of approach.


The flip side of that coin is that the defender has the same lack of avenues of escape. Boarding up the back door and every window of your house seems like a good way to keep invaders out, but if they have sufficient numbers and/or firepower they will eventually get through the front door, and where do you go when that happens?

That's is probably a good rendition. All it needs is a little hot Asian chick and the beginning to whisper, "help."

Then it would be perfect!

This (http://dogbrothers.com/phpBB2/index.php?topic=1519.0) was posted on the Dog Brother site. It goes into a little more detail:



Lone Nepali Gorkha who subdued 40 train robbers-bishnu-shrestha
Written by Hamrosite
Friday, 14 January 2011 19:58

Lone Nepali Gorkha who subdued 40 train robbers


POKHARA, Jan 13: Gorkha soldiers have long been known the world over for their valor and these khukuri-wielding warriors winning the British many a battle have become folklore.

A retired Indian Gorkha soldier recently revisited those glory days when he thwarted 40 robbers, killing three of them and injuring eight others, with his khukuri during a train journey. He is in line to receive three gallantry awards from the Indian government.

Slave girl Morgiana in the Arabian Nights used her cunning to finish off Ali Baba´s 40 thieves, but Bishnu Shrestha of Baidam, Pokhara-6 did not have time to plot against the 40 train robbers. He, however, made good use of his khukuri to save the chastity of a girl and hundreds of thousands in loot.
Shrestha, who was in the Maurya Express to Gorakhpur from Ranchi on September 2 while returning home following voluntary retirement from the Indian army--saved the girl who was going to be raped by the robbers in front of her helpless parents, and in doing so won plaudits from everybody.


The government of Nepal decided to provide special honor to the Indian Gorkha soldier who fought as many as 40 bandits in a train with nothing but a khukuri, and thwarted them from robbing passengers and raping a minor.

“He will be provided a special honor for doing Nepal proud at international stage,” Finance Minister Surendra Raj Pandey said after the cabinet meeting on Thursday. The government, however, has yet to declare what the honor would comprise of and when will it be given.

The Indian government is to decorate Shrestha with its Sourya Chakra, Bravery Award and Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Medal and the 35-year-old is leaving for India Saturday to receive the first of the awards on the occasion of India´s Republic Day on January 26.

“The formal announcement of the awards will be made on Republic Day and on Independence Day on August 15,” said Shrestha, whose father Gopal Babu also retired from the same 7/8 Platoon of the Gorkha Regiment around 29 years ago.
His regiment has already given him a cash award of Indian rupees 50,000, and decided to terminate his voluntary retirement. He will get the customary promotion after receiving the medals. The Indian government will also announce a cash bounty for him and special discounts on international air tickets and domestic train tickets.

The band of about 40 robbers, some of whom were travelling as passengers, stopped the train in the Chittaranjan jungles in West Bengal around midnight. Shrestha-- who had boarded the train at Ranchi in Jharkhand, the place of his posting--was in seat no. 47 in coach AC3.

“They started snatching jewelry, cell phones, cash, laptops and other belongings from the passengers,” Shrestha recalled. The soldier had somehow remained a silent spectator amidst the melee, but not for long. He had had enough when the robbers stripped an 18-year-old girl sitting next to him and tried to rape her right in front of her parents. He then took out his khukuri and took on the robbers.
“The girl cried for help, saying ´You are a soldier, please save a sister´,” Shrestha recalled. “I prevented her from being raped, thinking of her as my own sister,” he added. He took one of the robbers under control and then started to attack the others. He said the rest of the robbers fled after he killed three of them with his khukuri and injured eight others.

During the scuffle he received serious blade injury to his left hand while the girl also had a minor cut on her neck. “They had carried out their robbery with swords, blades and pistols. The pistols may have been fake as they didn´t open fire,” he surmised.
The train resumed its journey after some 20 minutes and a horde of media persons and police were present when it reached Chittaranja station. Police arrested the eight injured dacoits and recovered around 400,000 Indian rupees in cash, 40 gold necklaces, 200 cell phones, 40 laptops and other items that the fleeing robbers dropped in the train.

Police escorted Shrestha to the Railways Hospital after the rescued girl told them about his heroic deed. Mainstream Indian media carried the story. The parents of the girl, who was going for her MBBS studies, also announced a cash award of Indian rupees 300,000 for him but he has not met them since.

“Even the veins and arteries in my left hand were slit but the injury has now healed after two months of neurological treatment at the Command Hospital in Kolkata,” he said showing the scar. “Fighting the enemy in battle is my duty as a soldier; taking on the dacoits in the train was my duty as a human being,” said the Indian army nayak, who has been given two guards during his month-long holidays in Nepal.

“I am proud to be able to prove that a Gorkha soldier with a khukuri is really a handful. I would have been a meek spectator had I not carried that khukuri,” he said.

He still finds it hard to believe that he took on 40 armed robbers alone. “They may have feared that more of my army friends were traveling with me and fled after fighting me for around 20 minutes,” he explained.

Meanwhile Shrestha is finding it difficult to reach out to all those who intend to honor him for his courageous act. He has already been honored by around a dozen private firms, mothers´ groups, local political leaders and schools, while many are preparing to honor him. Some firms from Kathmandu have also invited him for felicitation.

“My son is finding it difficult to manage time to accept all the honors,” said Shrestha´s elated father Gopal Babu who had also retired around 29 years ago from the same 7/8 Platoon of the Gorkha Regiment, that his son served. “We had never thought that he would be honored at this scale,” Gopal Babu expressed his happiness.

Agni Air, Rastriya Paropakar Mahasangh, Shantipatan Tole Sudhar Samiti, Miteri Mothers´ Group, ward committees of the Nepali Congress and Communist Part of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist, Tal Barahi Higher Secondary School and others have already honored him. “He could not travel to Kathmandu due to lack of time,” his father said.

On most occasions he was felicitated with shawl (khada), vermillion, dhaka topi and given certificates. Agni Air has given him an honorary life membership and announced a limetime free air travel. “Some of my friends from India even called me to congratulate for his bravery. Everybody should honor such brave persons,” said Sushil Basnet of Agni Air.

The soldier was happy about all the appreciation he has received from different quarters and thanked the media for covering the news. “The Indian media brought the incident to light and the Nepali media too gave it due importance. I may have even been sent to jail on the charge of robbery had the girl and the Indian media not come forward to my support,” Shrestha said. “I was hardly recognized even in Baidam. Now the whole country knows me.”

The flip side of that coin is that the defender has the same lack of avenues of escape. Boarding up the back door and every window of your house seems like a good way to keep invaders out, but if they have sufficient numbers and/or firepower they will eventually get through the front door, and where do you go when that happens?

If you're the dude with the training, the will, the knife culture and the huge freaking knife to go with it and they don't seem to be shooting you then I think escape is low on your priority list. He was going hunting.

You're also talking about a (para)military force. There's plenty of historical example of small forces making last stands with no avenues of escape. They usually lose, but they make it incredibly costly. You can expect a military unit to have the tactics and discipline to get the guy, but not a bunch of bandits.

Damn. The Gurkha are already becoming a favourite for the Badass Of The Year award.

The flip side of that coin is that the defender has the same lack of avenues of escape.
This is a Gurkha we're talking about.

The odd thing for me is, I've been getting fed Ghurka stories since I was old enough to remember. My grandad served alongside some when he was in the army (God knows where I'd have to ask him), as well as a friend of mine who went to Afghanistan a few years back. Funnily enough, the latter told stories of them driving lorries and barely being able to see over the dashboard.