K.os Theory Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 This is an absolute gem of a story... http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=27100 "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." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terse Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Had it happened in the UK, he'd be standing trial for murder/manslaughter, GBH, assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed weapon in public etc etc, and the robbers would be compensated both for physical injuries and mental scars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbms Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 This is an absolute gem of a story... http://www.myrepubli...s&news_id=27100 "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." Just a little technical point Ghurkas are Nepalese not Indian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minxie Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Just a little technical point Ghurkas are Nepalese not Indian GorkhaFrom Wikipedia,Gorkha can mean: Gurkha - the people from Nepal, who take their name from the eighth century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath, and the name of the regiments recruited from these districts, that were a part of Britain's Indian Army and which are now a part of today's British Army. Another name for Prithbinarayan, a Nepali city Gorkha District, a district of Nepal Gurkha war The name of those regiments of the modern Indian Army, successors of the Gurkhas of Britain's imperial Indian Army. The name of the medieval state of Gorkha Nepali official name as a state before 1930 Gorkha Beer, a brand of beer brewed in Nepal Gorkha Airlines, an Airline in Nepal Gorkhaland, the name given to the area around Darjeeling and the Duars in north West Bengal in India Gorkha Hill Council, an autonomous body that looks after the administration of the District of Darjeeling Gorkha National Liberation Front, a political party in North Bengal, India Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, a political party in Darjeeling district and Dooars, India Bharatiya Gorkhali Welfare Association, a non-political social organization for the Gorkha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbms Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 OK just for Minxie the mischievous moggy Just a little technical point Ghurkas (as in the meaning of soldier who serve as a regiment in the british army and are recruted from a specific region) are Nepalese not Indian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxy Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Had it happened in the UK, he'd be standing trial for murder/manslaughter, GBH, assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed weapon in public etc etc, and the robbers would be compensated both for physical injuries and mental scars. You're probably right, but who knows, maybe they'll be a vigilante law next? Great story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 OK just for Minxie the mischievous moggy Just a little technical point Ghurkas (as in the meaning of soldier who serve as a regiment in the british army and are recruted from a specific region) are Nepalese not Indian I think the point Minxie is making is that this Nepali served in an Indian Ghurka regiment, not a British or Nepalese one. That is what makes him an Indian Ghurka and is why he is being rewarded for his actions by the Indian government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.os Theory Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 the topic is "meanwhile in India" due to the fact that the incident took place in India ( Gorakhpur )... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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