Lone Nepali Gorkha who subdued 40 train robbers

Republica [Nepal] ^ | 2011-01-13 04:00:00 | MANOJ ADHIKARI/SANTOSH POKHAREL

[archy]

In an armed conflict where I needed an ally, if I had to choose between one Nepalese Gurkha foot soldier armed only with a Kukri knife, or five people picked out of the phone book who each had a gun, I think I would pick the Gurkha.

--John Ross.

Nepali news account *HERE*.

[2banana]

Why do I think the robbers were muslims?

[Husker24]

Holey crap!, talk about a badass. Did they all come at him one by one, like in the movies

[Mr. Jazzy]

They have ALWAYS had a reputation as tough bastards. Anyone who would take that for granted does that at their own peril.

[Grizzled Bear]

Samual Jackson WISHES he could portray this guy’s coolness!

[sinanju]

Considering the setting, a narrow train aisle, they probably could come at him only one-at-a-time. That and he may or may not have been using one of them as a shield.

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Badass of the week nominee.

[OKSooner]

I heard that one time when the Ghurkas were fighting the krauts in North Africa a kraut charged a ghurka with his bayonet. The Ghurka took a swipe at him with his khukhuri (sp?) knife, and the kraut said "you missed!"

The ghurkha said "shake your head" and then the kraut's head fell off.

Nice to see this gentleman keeping the tradition alive.

[Hugin]

Did they all come at him one by one, like in the movies

Kind of hard to rush as a mob on a train.

[archy]

Holey crap!, talk about a badass. Did they all come at him one by one, like in the movies

I would reckon that the aisleway between the seats helped channel his adversaries into a linear target. Once one went down, he then had access to the next one, and so on. And since he was presumably lacking body armor, holding up the sliced and diced carcass of the first one he had dealt with made an acceptable field expedient substitute, as well as presenting a nice example to the others as to what was coming their way.

AYO GHORKHALI!

[RoseyT]

An amazing story and a brave man!

[Liberty Valance]

*bump*

[archy]

Badass of the week nominee.

They thought the odds were forty to one.

They were forty to two. Him and his Khukuri.

[Hugin]

During the Falklands the Ghurkas went out each night and decapitated a few solders in their foxholes. Pretty soon the Argentine soldiers flat out refused to do outpost duty at night, and the Brits could move about at will in the dark.

[The Cajun]

Don't tug on Superman's cape, don't spit in the wind and don't mess around with a Gorkha named Shrestha!

[archy]

An amazing story and a brave man!

More info, pics and video *here*.

[JRandomFreeper]

I read a lot of literature from the 1800s and early 1900s. Ghurkas got a rep for a reason.

/johnny

[Husker24]

I find that one a little hard to believe.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

The Gurkha Regiment of the British Army has a fearsome reputation that is well deserved. They are currently fighting in Afghanistan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Gurkha_Rifles

Previously, during the Falklands War, Argentinian military manning defensive positions on the island were anticipating fighting British Army forces, and held their positions until they discovered that the Ghurkas were being deployed. This broke the Argentinian ranks and they deserted en masse, with intent to surrender before combat was engaged. This was a wise choice.

The large knife traditionally carried by Gurkhas is called the Kukri. An example of its typical use was in silencing enemy sentries. If the enemy were not wearing helmets, the Gurkha would silently sneak up behind him and cut his head in half, vertically. If he was wearing a helmet, he would be approached at an angle and his head would be cut off.