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Video Shows Assault By Us Cop That Left Indian Grandfather Paralysed


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The FBI is investigating an incident in which an Indian grandfather’s encounter with police in Alabama left the man partially paralyzed. An officer involved in the incident is under arrest, and the police chief  proposed that he be fired, police said Thursday.

A spokesman for the FBI said that the agency became involved shortly after the Feb. 6 incident, and it is being treated as a civil rights investigation. The findings will be turned over to the Justice Department for review.

Sureshbhai Patel had recently come to the United States from his farm in India to help care for his grandson, who was born prematurely and was suffering from health complications.

At about 9 a.m. on Friday in Madison, Ala., just days into his visit, Patel was strolling through his family’s neighborhood when he was approached by police. A neighbor had called authorities and told them a man who looked  “suspicious” was peering into garages, according to the Huntsville Times. That man, police determined, was Patel.

Within minutes, the 57-year-old grandfather was face down on the ground with a severe neck injury that left him partially paralyzed.

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(Courtesy of Hank Sherrod)

 

A lawyer for Patel has filed a lawsuit against the Madison Police Department, alleging that his constitutional civil rights were violated and seeking damages. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal district court.

“First, I’m hoping that the truth will come out, second that this case might bring to life the real issues we have in this country about the police abuse of power where someone can’t try to blame it on the victim,” Hank Sherrod, the family’s attorney, told The Washington Post. “Here we’ve got someone who is truly blameless and innocent. He was brutalized, and hopefully will, but may never, walk again.”

Representatives from the Indian government visited Patel in the hospital on Thursday, Sherrod said.

Madison Police Chief Larry Muncey told reporters Thursday that he has recommended termination for one of the officers involved in the incident. Officer Eric Parker, Muncey, said, has also turned himself in on charges of assault in the third degree.

 

 

http://youtu.be/Y_SSGa7-6BQ

 

http://youtu.be/t9Vgqe0SBLM

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police kee dina dina gandam start, modi asale gujju. e edava police la kee cultures meda classes eyalee, andar nee okelaga treat chestharu edavalu. age koda respect eyala e case lo

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adhi wrong video anukunta

 

it is approved by FBI not me.

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k

 

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vachi "k" antav

k tappithe em anav...

 

inka em word raada

 

leda nee keyboard arigi potada?

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goram man

papam musalayana em cheya le

 

modda lo police

total waste fellows, chustunte chala kopam vasthandhi, edavalu, edho strong precedent petakapothe police department  valu elanti offices vinnaru. e officers kee strong jail sentence n job inche remove cheyalee 

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he understood that he doesnt understand english then is this the way to deal idiots

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he understood that he doesnt understand english then is this the way to deal idiots

 

telugu lo malla cheppu

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