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Indian para swimmer Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh, once a world No 1 in his event, faces a lifetime ban from the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) after allegedly sexually harassing and molesting a female hotel employee. The 40-year-old was detained by Japanese police following the incident at a hotel in Nagoya, where the Indian para swimming team was staying.

Shaikh, who hails from Bihar’s Madhubani district and lives in Mumbai’s Dharavi, was detained on Tuesday and released after providing a written apology to the employee. The delegation apologized to the hotel authorities and the employee, and Shaikh was moved to another hotel for the night before departing Nagoya on Tuesday. The incident has embarrassed the Indian contingent at the Asian Para Games and brought disrepute to the entire delegation.

The PCI has informed the government in New Delhi of the proposed action, and a formal decision will be taken after the Games.