#MeToo: Inquiry Committee Seeks Information On BCCI CEO Rahul Johri

In the wake of sexual harassment allegations made against its CEO Rahul Johri, the BCCI on Thursday submitted "relevant" documents to three-member set-up by the Committee of Administrators (COA), with the panel setting November 9 as the deadline for any fresh complainants to come forward.

The committee – comprising former Allahabad High Court judge Justice Rakesh Sharma, former Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Barkha Singh and lawyer Veena Gowda – met in Mumbai to discuss the terms of reference.

A separate e-mail address has been created for anyone to lodge a formal complaint with the committee.

"...any person whether from BCCI or otherwise, who may have any complaint/information/evidence to address the Committee concerning allegations of sexual harassment may send the same to the Committee at bcciinquirycommittee@gmail.com within 7 days i.e. 9th November 2018," the statement read.

Johri, serving as the BCCI's CEO since April 2016, has been called out by a journalist and has been accused of inappropriate behaviour.

Johri has already replied to the show cause notice served by the COA where he has denied all allegations levelled against him.

"The BCCI submitted the relevant documents in their possession to the committee. The Committee shall hear and scrutinise the material before it for the next two days," a BCCI release stated.

Once the complaints are received, it will be the committee's discretion to call anyone for a deposition.

"The proceedings and the deliberations of the Committee, including the name and identity of any complainant, who shall depose before the Committee, shall be kept strictly confidential," the BCCI said.

The committee's next meeting has been set for November 10 and 11 and it will scrutinise any information that is brought to its notice.

The Committee has been mandated to submit it final report within 15 days of its appointment.