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A day after the Meghalaya State Commission for Women (MSCW) summoned four officials of the Meghalaya Cricket Association (MCA) in connection with an alleged sexual harassment of the State\u2019s Under-23 women\u2019s cricket team, the association\u2019s president, James P.K. Sangma, said he was kept in the dark about the complaints filed in December 2025.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued on Saturday, Sangma condemned the \u201ccover-up\u201d of the sexual harassment complaints, alleging that MCA secretary Rayonald Kharkamni tried to bury the matter for nearly six months.<\/p>\n

Kharkamni is one of the four MCA officials whom the MSCW chairperson, Iamonlang Syiem, summoned for a hearing on May 26. The others are former president Nababrata Bhattacharjee, former treasurer Dhrubajyoti Thakuria, and former cricket operations manager Shining Star Lyngdoh.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026the allegations\u2026 are a matter of grave concern to me\u2026 and they demand to be treated with the full seriousness they deserve. Sexual harassment, in any form and in any setting, be it a sports association or any other institution or organisation, is completely unacceptable,\u201d Mr Sangma wrote in the statement mailed to\u00a0 Sportstar\u00a0<\/i>on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Sangma assumed charge as the MCA president on January 16, more than a month after 15 members of the U-23 women\u2019s cricket team lodged the complaint against the team\u2019s head coach and manager with the association on December 3, 2025. The incidents reportedly occurred during a cricket tournament in Agartala, Tripura.<\/p>\n

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The matter was allegedly buried as the MCA headed for its election on December 19, 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cFeigning ignorance in the name of elections when a larger matter was at hand, misleading everyone when till date no inquiry was conducted, or even a basic response given to complainants, tells the larger story of what the MCA has been and continues to be for some people in it,\u201d Sangma said.<\/p>\n

He criticised the decision to include the accused team manager in the nomination list for the North East Cricket Development Council U-23 Women\u2019s T20 Trophy, held from April 6 to 11 in Sikkim.<\/p>\n

Sangma said that the sexual harassment issue came to light when the aggrieved U-23 women\u2019s cricket team filed a complaint before the MCA Ombudsman, retired judge B.D. Agarwal, on May 8. He said he requested that the Ombudsman look into the complaint and initiate a detailed investigation.<\/p>\n

Sangma said the MCA secretary convened a meeting on May 9, while keeping him in the dark, with the \u201capparent objective of setting aside the office of the Ombudsman altogether, which would have had the effect of rendering invalid any independent intervention into this very matter of sexual harassment\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said he would approach the High Court of Meghalaya to ensure that \u201ctechnical nuances\u201d do not derail the Ombudsman\u2019s enquiry against the errant officials.<\/p>\n

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A day after the Meghalaya State Commission for Women (MSCW) summoned four officials of the Meghalaya Cricket Association (MCA) in connection with an alleged sexual harassment of the State\u2019s Under-23 women\u2019s cricket team, the association\u2019s president, James P.K. Sangma, said he was kept in the dark about the complaints filed in December 2025. 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