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The Madison Police Department is investigating the force used by its officers Friday night during an incident in which an Indian man was injured.

Officers were called to the 100 block of Hardiman Place Lane Friday on a complaint of a "suspicious person" looking into the garages of several homes, the Madison Police Department reported in a statement released around noon Monday. When they approached the man, since identified as Sureshbhai Patel, they found that he did not speak English.

When officers tried to search the man for possible weapons, he pulled away, the statement said. He was injured when officers forced him to the ground.

Officials said Patel is from India, but is staying with family in the area.

He was taken to Madison Hospital for treatment of his injuries. He remained hospitalized in good condition at Huntsville Hospital Monday, a hospital spokeswoman said.

"The Madison Police Department takes all use of force incidents seriously and reviews them as a matter of policy," the department's statement said. "The use of force involved in this incident has been referred to the Office of Professional Standards for investigation. The officer involved has been placed on administrative leave until the investigation is complete.

"The Madison Police Department wishes a speedy and full recovery to Mr. Patel."

Updated at 12:38 p.m. will Patel's condition.