Bishnu Shrestha, who had just retired from the Indian army where he served as a Gorkha soldier, held off a horde of robbers that tried to rob a train in India. From the article on Republica:
“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…“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.
Essentially, one man took on 40 armed thieves with only a khukuri. What is a khukuri?
To be filed under: Bad. Ass.
Hat tip to Phillip H. for this link.
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Very inspirational story by a fellow Nepali.. he has made all Nepalese proud. Good on you brother. Jai Gorkhali !!!!
I am proud of being gurkha.
Bishnu sir u make us very proud to being a gorkha..and u remind us what is gorkha and human as well…”jai gorkha”
well done, Bishnu g… i solutte on ur bravery,,jai gorkhali,,,
This man’s heroic actions deserve the praise he is given. Being armed with his wits and a knife he was able to defend an innocent from the onslaught of muslim animals. It sounds as if he defeated Ali Baba and the 40 thieves, absolutely amazing.
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We r really proud of u sir..
Vry gud brothr..i salute u..hatts off 2 u…
Jai gorkha n m proud 2 b a gorkha!!
Gorkha’s are brave and they rule our hearts.
Well Done Bishnu,
It would be nice if the british goverment treated you the same as their home grown soldiers as of all the good work the Gurkhas have done over the years for England.
SIR,u made us proud.Jai gorkha!
wonder wtf the father was doing as these cowards were about to rape his own daughter in front of him..?
I can actually picturise what happened.It takes courage to over come your fears and fight for strangers.Bishnu you are truly a unsung HERO.god bless the Gurkha.
i proud of jawan
jai hari n jai gorakh he done his job we all feel proud
And a gorkha soldier done his duty lyk in war i salute u
“its better to die than to be coward”. Gorkha knows to die for you,,, whom you called “foreigner”….!!!
Great job dai. It has to be a real hero to fight wth 40 robbers that to for a co passenger.
“First 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”.
– That’s judgmental and brave modern Gurkha proud on you Dai.
thats man… manliness… which very few possess .hats off to you… bro…gorkhas .. and all nepalis… i have seen, met… have jigar… a heart of brave
you are great and brave sir, i salute you from my bottom of my heart god bless u
Brave heart Gurkha Bishnu Ji !!!!! Salute and respect of the highest order!!!!!!!!!!
Very heroic. You sir, are awesome.
What a chivalrous act ! Just at a call of a “sister”, the volcano of Gorkha rage erupted out of Humanity to bring the evil spirits to an end. This is what the Bir Gorkhalies are.
Really inspirational and praiseworthy deed the world must learn from.
It’s Gurka. And that story barely scrapes in as brave against the level of bravery that the Nepalise scout regiment have shown. Read a book called King of the mountain, mind blowing.
Jai Mahakali Aayo gorkhali… Vishnu Dai hats off to you.. You make the gorkhali’s proud..
You n ur khukri again proud us to be a Gurkha.you prove that we can make history any time any where.we dont need anyone because “JAI MAA KALI AAYO GORHKALI”.
He should be promoted for what he did to save everyone on the train. He wasn’t actually tired of just sitting and watching everyone getting robbed. Somewhere in him, he thought “Now it’s my chance to become a Hero like anyone has wished to be” so he defended the train and became a Hero.
That’s called a real Gurkhali!
veer gorkhali!
There r many untold stories of Gorkha’s; their valuable contribution 2 the nation n society. These stories really inspire us n make our head high in pride for being a Gorkha. I salute the gallant gorkha…..
Jai Hind…..Jai Gorkhali.
“If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or a GORKHA”.
Congratulations on a job well done. I wish peace and tranquility the rest of your life as you have earned it.
What can I say, they were always the best of the best in the British Army in 2 world wars and variouse other scirmishes, well done soldier you make us all proud to have been associated with you, god bless you.
i m proud of being gorkhali n being serve as gorkha.
Kudos to this man. No matter what any individual’s moral archetype may be, I believe we can all agree that this man’s decision represents pure valor. It has become far too common for one to take the viewpoint of, “Well, as long as this doesn’t directly affect me”, so I applaud his willingness to to take a stand for the intrinsic moral thread that ties all human behavior. In relation to Immanuel Kant’s “silver rule”, do *not* unto others as one would *not* have done unto you. In layman’s terms, if you would not accept someone doing this to you, then you should not do it to others.
The world needs more people like this man whom are willing to stand for the rights of others. While it is disheartening to know that there are those whom would commit those horrible crimes, it is refreshing to know that there are still those whom would stand in opposition. You, sir, are an exemplar of what our species is capable of representing; you restore my faith in humanity.
Freakin awesome, but what kind of father would sit, regardless of the circumstances, and watch his teen-aged daughter being gang raped?
Bravery and loyality lives in our gorkhalis soul,this is a matter of genes and our genes never let us to behave like a coward.
We r real king of himalayans and follower of baba gorakhnath.
Unforgettable act bishnu dai.
I feel proud to be gorkha the martial race.
HATs of bhai……. The India not only that girl all India is proud of YOU…. Long live ,,,, Gorkhali,,,
Jai Gurkha..
Really its a great job. U made all the Gorkhas to be proud.. We all the Gorkhas Salute U…
Jai Gorkha…
Jai Bharat Mata…
he has shown the true blood that flows in the veins of a gorkha………jai mahakali aayo gorkhali!!
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A Canadian soldier was quoted in this encounter with a modern-day Gurkha soldier. “We fought alongside the Gurkha for a while. They are all very neat, clean shaven, and extremely polite. I was fascinated by their Kukri, and when I asked one of them if I could examine one, he very courteously unsheathed it and handed it to me. After I looked at it for a few minutes, I handed it back to him. Before he holstered the weapon, he very calmly slitted his thumb with the blade, causing a small cut. I was surprised by this, and when I asked him why he did that, he explained to me that it was tradition that the blade was not to be taken out of its sheath unless it was to draw blood.”
Oh c’mon! He’s a Gurkha! They didn’t stand a chance! I almost pity them.
The real One man army!
He’s got spirit of great Gurkhas!
take that bollywood hollywood heroes who single handedly can defeat a gang of thugs single handedly
This really breaks the western stereotypes about all indians being nerds and sissies…. the man was a gurkha and a soldier in the INDIAN army, whatever he did was expected of him. it is something that is expected out of all us indians. :-{)
The real One man army….
I salute
Jai Hind…..Jai Gorkhali.
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