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Bishnu Shrestha
Bishnu Shrestha
Bishnu Shrestha
The Sena Medal, awarded by the Indian Government "for such individual acts of exceptional
devotion to duty or courage as have special significance for the Army."
Bishnu Shrestha (Nepali: born 1975 in Parbat District, Nepal) is a retired Nepalese
Gurkha soldier in the Indian army and recipient of the Sena Medal for bravery,[1][2] and the Uttam
Jeevan Raksha Padak medal,[3][4] both awarded for his gallant conduct during an armed train
robbery.
Contents
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1 Early life
3 Aftermath
4 References
Early life[edit]
Shrestha was born in Bachchha Deurali Khola, ward no. 9 of Parbat District in the western part
of Nepal. This area is a remote but legendary and fertile land of Gurkhas where 80 percent of the
residents are Gurung people, who dominate British and Indian Gurkha Regiments. He and his
family moved to Pokhara after being recruited to an Indian Gurkha regiment.
Aftermath[edit]
Shrestha was pleased by the appreciation he received and thanked the media for covering the
news.
The Indian media brought the incident to light and the Nepali media too gave it due importance.
I may have even been sent to jail on the charge of robbery had the girl and the Indian media not
come forward to my support," Shrestha said. "I was hardly recognized even in Baidam [his
neighborhood]. Now the whole country knows me."[8]
When the intended rape victim's family offered him a large cash reward, he refused it with the
following comment: "Fighting the enemy in battle is my duty as a soldier. Taking on the thugs on
the train was my duty as a human being."