Panaji, September 5: Goa chief swimming coach Surajit Ganguly has been sacked after a video of him allegedly molesting a minor girl surfaced on social media. Swimming Federation of India President Digambar Kamat confirmed on Thursday that Ghosh's services have been terminated after the video surfaced on Twitter. Kiren Rijiju Assures Strict Action Against Swimming Coach Surajit Ganguly After His Video of Allegedly Molesting a 15-Year-Old Swimmer Goes Viral

"We have taken suo moto action based on the video," Kamat told IANS. According to a Telegraph report, Ghosh had won 12 medals in international swimming competitions with the first coming at the Asian Swimming Championships in Hong Kong in 1984.

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