Outrage is growing across the UK and abroad after Mahendra Patel, a 56-year-old British-Indian engineer and full-time carer, was jailed over an alleged kidnapping attempt many say never happened.
Patel, who has now spent over five weeks behind bars, maintains his innocence following a controversial incident at a Walmart in Acworth, Georgia, where he was reportedly searching for medicine for his elderly mother. The case, centring on claims by 26-year-old Caroline Miller that Patel attempted to lift her toddler from her lap, has sparked serious concerns over racial bias, flawed assumptions, and a potential miscarriage of justice.
