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Alabama cop fired after dash-cam footage shows him paralyzing Indian granddad after he slams him to the ground, This is the moment an Indian grandfather was slammed to the ground by a police officer and sent into paralysis.

Newly-released dash-cam footage shows Sureshbhai Patel, 57, being thrown onto the sidewalk in Madison, Alabama, last Friday, just two weeks after he flew to the town from India to visit his 17-month-old grandson.

As Mr Patel undergoes surgery to his vertebrae, and his son files a lawsuit against the department, Madison Police Chief Larry Muncey confirmed Officer Eric Parker, will be fired over the incident.

In the footage, released on Thursday, Mr Patel can be seen standing on a sidewalk in Madison with two officers, handcuffed.

After a few moments, one lifts him off the ground and slams his head into the floor.
Despite being lifted up and dusted down, Patel could not stay on his feet - and after two operations no his vertebrae, remains partially paralyzed.

On Thursday Madison police confirmed one of the police officers captured in the footage has been charged with assault and will be fired.

Patel, who doesn't speak English, had only been in the country for two weeks. He had flown to Alabama to help take care of his 17-month-old grandson.

He is being treated in Huntsville Hospital and has limited movement in his right leg but his family fear he may never leave.

Two officers initially responded to a complaint a 'suspicious person' was looking in garages around the neighborhood which residents say is usually quiet.

The caller said they did not recognize Mr Patel and claimed he was walking on other people's property.
When they arrived on the scene he said 'no English', and told them his son's house number.

The initial police report claimed Patel resisted arrest, prompting the officers to use brute force.
Apologizing for the incident, Madison Police blamed a 'communication barrier'.

His son Chirag, who paid for him to fly over from the small Indian village of Pij, told AL.com: 'This is a good neighborhood. I didn't expect anything to happen.

'He was just walking on the sidewalk as he does all the time. They put him to the ground.'
'It is a dream for me because I came from a very poor family and I worked so hard here.'

Hank Sherrod, an attorney for the family, told the site: 'This is broad daylight, walking down the street. There is nothing suspicious about Mr. Patel other than he has brown skin.
'This is just one of those things that doesn't need to happen.'

The police statement read: 'The subject began putting his hands in his pockets. Officers attempted to pat the subject down and he attempted to pull away. The subject was forced to the ground, which resulted in injury.'
A GoFundMe account has been set up to help pay for Mr Patel's medical bills. The goal is to reach more than $25,000.