Washington: One of the two police officers,Eric Parker, who allegedly assaulted the 57-year-old Indian man in Alabama has been arrested and terminated from his job.
FBI will be conducting a probe into the matter to find out if there were any federal violations in the incident.
Larry Muncey, the Madison City Chief of Police while apologising to the victim Sureshbhai Patel informed that Federal Bureau of Investigation will also be conducting a probe into the matter.
“I sincerely apologise to Mr Patel, Mr Patel’s family and our community. We strive to exceed expectations,” Muncey said.
“Additionally FBI would be conducting a parallel inquiry to ascertain if there were any federal violations,” Muncey said after he released audio and videos related to the incident.
“As a result of the investigations, I found that Mr Parker’s actions did not meet the high standard and expectations of the Madison City Police Department,” he said, adding, that he (Muncey) has proposed termination of officer Parker, who has now been arrested for third-degree assault.
The incident occurred on the morning of February 6. While walking down the sidewalk in the neighbourhood, Patel “was violently assaulted by a police official without provocation which left him partially paralysed,” according to the 11-page lawsuit filed.
Patel had recently come to the US from his farm in India to help care for his grandson, who was born prematurely and was suffering from health complications.