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Lone Nepali Gorkha who subdued 40 train robbers

Discussion in 'Gurkhas' started by RCT(V), Jan 26, 2011.

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  1. RCT(V)

    RCT(V) LE

    Just received the following from my son, a former Officer of Ghurkhas . . . for those who know and/or have served with the “Scary-Little-Men”

     
    RCT(V), Jan 26, 2011
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  2. DANJANOU

    DANJANOU War Hero

    As you guys say here "nails"
     
    DANJANOU, Jan 26, 2011
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  3. BiscuitsAB

    BiscuitsAB LE Moderator

    Good job it didn't happen here, the cps would have prosecuted him for carrying a knife and for three murders and multiple assualts!

    Jai Mahakali, Ayo Gorkhali
     
    BiscuitsAB, Jan 26, 2011
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  4. bluntslane

    bluntslane LE

    With due respect to all worthy Gurkha soldiers, particularly the one reported above, I did a tour of FI with a troop (+) of gurkhas attached to my squadron. On the whole they proved to be a bunch of lightweights that on first sight of harsh weather would don 1157s and collectively go sick. On personal experience, I'll not be joining the love-fest.
     
    bluntslane, Jan 26, 2011
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  5. Tawahi-50

    Tawahi-50 LE

    Tawahi-50, Jan 27, 2011
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  6. spaz

    spaz LE

    Are there any Ghurka members members of ARRSE, or are they all playing the puggies in The Rose and Crown?
     
    spaz, Jan 27, 2011
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  7. RhodieBKK

    RhodieBKK LE

    More likely the indian scribe [journo] wasn't fully briefed on what happened.
    The later story and the fact he has been highly decorated and returned to service suggests
    that he is indeed a very gallant gorkha.
     
    RhodieBKK, Jan 27, 2011
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  8. Tawahi-50

    Tawahi-50 LE

    Yes, no doubt the journo wasn't briefed about the dead bodies, the alleged attempted rape and and the injuries that the arrested were supposed to have.

    But maybe, also, the Indian Army haven't been fully briefed about the Sourya Chakra, Bravery Award that he was supposed to have been awarded on Republic Day (yesterday) as his name is mysteriously missing from the list of recipients
    List of Sourya Chakra recipients Republic Day 2011

    Believe me, had he really been awarded it, or the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Medal as claimed, it would have been all over the Indian media and it ain't.

    If the story of the awards is false, then you can be assured that the talk of the other perks is fantasy too, as they form part of the award.

    Were the actions of this man true, I would certainly applaud him but all the signs are that this man larged thing up considerably himself, and it was subsequently embroidered in the usual highly creative fashion of Nepalese media.
     
    Tawahi-50, Jan 27, 2011
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  10. Tom102

    Tom102 Swinger

    Saw the broadcast with my friend Shobh Raj. Could barely stop him kicking off. Brilliant, but forget the 'Bollywood' appeal of the story, I know my friend and his community, and would hazard the fact that the boys are definetaly up for it.
     
    Tom102, Jan 29, 2011
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