Alabama: Indian National Sureshbhai Patel, who was assaulted and paralyzed by the Madison Police Officers has reportedly sued the Police.
Sureshbhai Patel 57, is partially paralyzed as of now
The incident took place at around 8:15AM local time on February 6. The police had reportedly got a complaint from someone in the neighbourhood about a ‘suspicious man’ and when they confronted Patel, he could not answer as he knew no English.
Below is the transcript of what happened between him and Police, as recorded in Cameras.
Sureshbhai Patel is about to meet two officers from the Madison, Alabama police department.
A dashboard camera in one of the officers’ cars captures the conversation… and what follows..
57-year-old Patel is flipped to the ground, the incident recorded by a camera in a second car.
Police say they had received a call about a suspicious person.
Patel’s lawyer says his client was just walking on the sidewalk outside his son’s home. He’d come to Madison just two weeks ago to help his son’s family care for a 17-month-old child.
Audio captures confusion among the officers.
“EMS maybe? I don’t know. He don’t speak a lick of English. I tried patting him down because he keeps trying to walk away.”
When police try lifting Patel, they find he can’t stand up.
“You’re alright. Stand up. Stand up. Can you stand up?”
Patel’s attorney says his client was severely injured, requiring surgery to relieve pressure on his spinal cord.
Patel is now suing the city and the two officers in a civil rights complaint.