Suspended Meghalaya cricket secretary named BCCI women's T20 convener

The suspended secretary of the Meghalaya Cricket Association (MCA), Rayonald Kharkamni, has been named North-East Zone convener for a BCCI women's tournament, ThePrint reported on Tuesday.

According to the report, the appointment for the BCCI Senior Women's T20 Inter-Zonal Tournament 2026-27, scheduled from November 24 to December 4, was made on October 26. That was four months after MCA president James PK Sangma wrote to BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia about Kharkamni's suspension.

Why he was suspended

The case goes back to two complaints of sexual harassment filed in December 2025 by members of the MCA's Under-23 women's team against the team's then head coach and then assistant manager.

The players approached the Meghalaya State Commission for Women (MSCW) in May 2026 after, they said, five months of no action. In a June 5 order, the commission found that the conduct of the two men amounted to sexual harassment.

In a second order on June 26, the commission held four MCA office-bearers of that time, including Kharkamni, responsible for grave negligence and non-compliance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, in handling the complaints. It called for corrective and disciplinary action.

Sangma suspended Kharkamni on June 27 under the association's emergency powers, barred him from the secretary's office and records, gave him three days to show cause, and referred the matter to the MCA Ombudsman. The Meghalaya High Court upheld the suspension on October 30, ThePrint said.

Questions for the BCCI

ThePrint reported that it had accessed Sangma's June email to the BCCI, which asked the board to record the commission's findings and consider whether further national-level action was needed. The report also cited documents suggesting Kharkamni continued to sign notices as honorary secretary after his suspension, including a September notification on selection trials.

An MCA official told the publication that the BCCI indicated it would take the High Court's order into account only after the October 30 ruling. ThePrint said it had contacted the BCCI and its secretary but had not received a response, and the BCCI has not announced any action. Kharkamni's response was not available in the report.

What it means for women's cricket in the region

The tournament brings together zonal women's teams from across India, with the North-East Zone drawing players from the region's state associations. Players and administrators in the Northeast have long pushed for safer camps, proper internal complaints committees and quicker action on grievances as women's cricket grows.

NEInsider will update this story if the BCCI, the MCA or Kharkamni responds.