Indian-Americans upset over acquittal of cop in Sureshbhai Patel assault case
Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala this week threw out the case against Alabama police officer Eric Parker.
Jan 16, 2016, 11:34 AM IST
US police officer acquitted in Indian grandfather assault case
In a jolt to a paralysed Indian grandfather's bid to seek justice, an American police officer who brutally assaulted him has been acquitted by a US court after two mistrials could not establish his guilt beyond doubt.
Jan 14, 2016, 21:13 PM IST
Outrage in US at second mistrial of cop who assaulted Indian
South Asian American organisations Thursday expressed their "outrage" at the second mistrial of a former police official who is charged with use of excessive force against an elderly Indian man resulting in him being partially paralysed.
Nov 06, 2015, 03:01 AM IST
Indian grandfather assault case declared mistrial for 2nd time
The second trial of Eric Parker, the former police official who is charged with using excessive violence against 58-year-old Sureshbhai Patel early this year, that left him partially paralysed, has ended in a mistrial, District Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala said yesterday.
Nov 05, 2015, 05:26 AM IST
US jury still debating on assault on Indian grandfather
A new US federal jury will continue its deliberations on Tuesday in the case against an Alabama police officer charged with slamming an Indian grandfather to the ground while taking a walk last February.
Nov 03, 2015, 12:54 PM IST
All lives matter: Prosecution at cop's retrial for assaulting Indian grandfather
"It's not only police lives that matter. All lives matter," a new jury was told as it weighed afresh evidence against an Alabama police officer charged with using excessive force on an Indian grandfather.
Oct 31, 2015, 09:58 AM IST
'Extremely violent technique used against Indian grandfather in US'
A former American police officer used an "extremely violent technique" against an Indian grandfather that left him partially paralysed early this year, a key police training official has told a US federal jury.
Oct 30, 2015, 12:39 PM IST
Slammed Indian grandfather posed no threat: US cops
An Indian grandfather slammed to the ground by an Alabama police officer posed no threat to police, two fellow officers testified in the retrial of the cop charged with use of excessive force.
Oct 29, 2015, 09:12 AM IST
Slammed Indian grandfather said 'no English' five times
An Indian grandfather slammed to the ground by an Alabama police officer last February told him "no English" five times and said "India" three times, according to US prosecutors.
Oct 28, 2015, 09:11 AM IST
Mistrial for Alabama police officer charged after throwing Indian man
A U.S. judge declared a mistrial on Friday in the case of an Alabama policeman on trial for violating an Indian man`s rights by throwing him to the ground and injuring him badly during an encounter captured on video, local media reported.
Sep 12, 2015, 03:30 AM IST
