
Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh faces a potential lifetime ban after being accused of molesting a hotel employee.
Former world No 1 Indian para swimmer Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh was sent home from Japan and faces a lifetime ban after allegedly molesting a female hotel employee during the Asian Para Games.
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The incident occurred during the Asian Para Games in Japan.
Former world No 1 Indian para swimmer Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh has been sent home from Japan after being accused of molesting a female hotel employee during the Asian Para Games, and faces a potential lifetime ban.
According to local media reports as well as The Times of India, the 40-year-old athlete was detained by Japanese police and released after submitting a written apology, before being sent back to India on Tuesday.
Official sources said the incident occurred on Monday at the Four Points by Sheraton hotel, where the Indian para swimming team are staying. The female employee was reportedly carrying out housekeeping duties inside the athlete’s room at the time.
A senior Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) official who travelled with the delegation to Nagoya and who helped handle the matter confirmed the incident to local media.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Paralympic Committee of India will decide on the lifetime ban.
Likely · Within weeks

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