Indian-American man jailed in US over false Walmart kidnapping charges, files lawsuit: ‘Biggest headache of my life’
A Georgia man accused of trying to kidnap a toddler at a Walmart and spending more than six weeks in jail has filed a federal lawsuit alleging wrongful prosecution and civil rights violations.Mahendra Patel, 57, of Acworth, Georgia, was arrested in March 2025 after a shopper told police he tried to kidnap her 2-year-old son … Read more