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Armed With Only A Khukri This Gurkha Soldier Took On 40 Men And Saved A Girl From Being Gang Raped
This Gurkha soldier was awarded the Sena medal of honor after he took on 40 men and saved a girl from being gang raped.
On September 2, 2010, Bishnu Shrestha was travelling in the Maurya Express, enjoying the view while sitting on his window seat when the train entered the dense jungles of West Bengal. The 35-year-old ex-Gurkha soldier going home, after retiring from his position as a Naik in the Gurkha infantry. His father had served in the same as a soldier. But, he didn’t know what was going to happen next.
Around midnight, the train suddenly stopped and armed men walked in from every direction, some of them were disguised as passengers and started scaring fellow passengers, looting them with knives, clubs and swords. About 40 of them stole from wallets, to jewelry, laptops to watches by waving knives in the faces of terror-stricken hostages.
'Suddenly, there were shouts and the sound of running feet. Somebody pulled at my bedclothes. I sat up and found a number of people standing near my feet. They demanded that I hand over all my cash and valuables. There was confusion all around and I shouted that I am an Indian Army jawan [infantryman]. The criminals backed off and turned their attention [elsewhere].... They started snatching jewelry, cell phones, cash, laptops and other belongings from the passengers,' Bishnu said while recounting the incident to The Times of India.
Bishnu remained quiet until the robbers turned their attention towards an 18-year-old girl and attempted to gang-rape her in front of her parents. At that point, Bishnu couldn’t tolerate anymore.
He got up, drew his Khukri, and attacked the robbers like a brave Gurkha soldier!. He caught hold of the woman’s attacker and used him as a human shield. After that, he killed three thieves and severely injured eight other. The robbers that were left ran away.
https://www.indiatimes.com/amp/news/armed-w...ped-247639.html
This Gurkha soldier was awarded the Sena medal of honor after he took on 40 men and saved a girl from being gang raped.
On September 2, 2010, Bishnu Shrestha was travelling in the Maurya Express, enjoying the view while sitting on his window seat when the train entered the dense jungles of West Bengal. The 35-year-old ex-Gurkha soldier going home, after retiring from his position as a Naik in the Gurkha infantry. His father had served in the same as a soldier. But, he didn’t know what was going to happen next.
Around midnight, the train suddenly stopped and armed men walked in from every direction, some of them were disguised as passengers and started scaring fellow passengers, looting them with knives, clubs and swords. About 40 of them stole from wallets, to jewelry, laptops to watches by waving knives in the faces of terror-stricken hostages.
'Suddenly, there were shouts and the sound of running feet. Somebody pulled at my bedclothes. I sat up and found a number of people standing near my feet. They demanded that I hand over all my cash and valuables. There was confusion all around and I shouted that I am an Indian Army jawan [infantryman]. The criminals backed off and turned their attention [elsewhere].... They started snatching jewelry, cell phones, cash, laptops and other belongings from the passengers,' Bishnu said while recounting the incident to The Times of India.
Bishnu remained quiet until the robbers turned their attention towards an 18-year-old girl and attempted to gang-rape her in front of her parents. At that point, Bishnu couldn’t tolerate anymore.
He got up, drew his Khukri, and attacked the robbers like a brave Gurkha soldier!. He caught hold of the woman’s attacker and used him as a human shield. After that, he killed three thieves and severely injured eight other. The robbers that were left ran away.
https://www.indiatimes.com/amp/news/armed-w...ped-247639.html
