This is a story from Madison County in the state of Alabama, USA. A story of unnecessary aggression by the police on a helpless man. Sureshbhai Patel, a 57-year-old Indian citizen was visiting his son, Chirag Patel, who works with a govt contractor in Huntsville as an engineer. And when one day this simple Gujarati gentleman went walking around the neighbourhood, he ended up in the hospital with half of his body paralysed and his vertebrae fused.

Due to the unwarranted actions of the Madison police.

As reported in al.com, the police had apparently received a call from the neighbourhood about a "suspicious" individual. When the police was sent to verify, they found Sureshbhai, who barely knows a few words in English.

So when stopped by the police, all he could say was his name and his son's address.

But then the unthinkable happened. The officer swung the old man to the ground, smashing his face to the pavement and injuring his spine.

On a simple sunny day, in a growing suburb of Madison.

The Madison police has issued a statement saying that the officer had attempted to pat down Sureshbhai, but when he pulled away, the officer forced him to the ground.