A shocking news has come from the US, in which a person of Indian origin has been jailed on false charges of child kidnapping. , The man is being punished for the crime he did not. Although CCTV footage has proved his innocence, he has not been released from jail. They are not being given bail either.
What happened? What was the allegation?
The incident took place on 18 March at Walmart in Georgia, USA. Mahendra Patel, a 56 -year -old Indian -origin, went to Walmart to buy something. At the same time, 26 -year -old Caroline Miller was also shopping with her four -year -old daughter and two -year -old son holding a motorized shopping cart. Caroline claimed that Mahendra Patel came to him and asked for a tilanol (a type of medicine) to distract his attention, and then tried to snatch his two -year -old son from his lap. He accused Mahendra of attempting to kidnap his son, for which Mahendra Patel was sent to jail.
what actually happened?
Nothing is visible in Walmart’s CCTV footage. In the footage, Mahendra Patel is seen going to Carolina and talking to her, but he does not make any effort to lift the child. Carolina claimed that there was a tussle between them about the child (which he described as’ tug of war), but Mahendra left the child without handing them to him. Footage taken from 20 different cameras suggests that there was no physical conflict between Carolina and Mahendra. Both were seen talking for a while.
Arrested for kidnapping
Three days after the incident, Mahendra Patel was arrested and accused of attempting child kidnapping, general attack and assault. He was placed in the Cobal County Adult Adult Dety Center. CCTV clearly shows that Mahendra Patel is innocent, yet he is not being released.
What does Mahendra Patel say?
In this regard, Mahendra Patel said that he could not get the tilanol, so he sought help from Carolina to find her. He touched the boy only with the intention of helping him. He misunderstood that Carolina is disabled and her son is falling. So he proceeded and tried to help them. Apart from this, nothing else happened between them.
Mahendra Patel has been taken hostage
Mahendra Patel’s lawyer Ashley Merchant said that Mahendra is struggling inside the jail. he is not well. When a child exploiter is put in jail, other prisoners abuse him. Mahendra is also being threatened. I do not understand why they are not being released despite clear evidence in CCTV? They have been jailed for more than a month. They are not being given bail either.
