Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- The Odisha Government constituted a four-member team of Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officers to assist Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary Anu Garg in the inquiry into the recent stampede incident near the Gundicha Temple in Puri.

The decision came shortly after the OAS Association reiterated its members would continue to remain on leave until their demands-including the arrest of Jagannath Pradhan for the assault on BMC Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo-are fulfilled.

The officers appointed to the inquiry team are: Manas Ranjan Samal, Joint Director of Estates and Additional Secretary, General Administration and Public Grievance (GA&PG) Department; Binaya Kumar Dash, Additional Se...