Overview
- Police identified the deceased as 30-year-old bank employee Aish Vishwanath Amin, who was found hanging at his Kalyan East home on Sunday night.
- Investigators recovered a note in which he said he concealed a recent dog bite, feared developing rabies symptoms including panic at the sight of water, and asked that no one be blamed.
- Family members told police he had taken only one anti-rabies injection, and they had observed marked changes in his behavior and growing health anxiety.
- Kolsewadi police registered an Accidental Death Report and are examining the note as part of an ongoing inquiry.
- The Thane Municipal Corporation has launched a Rabies-Free Thane campaign to vaccinate more than 25,000 stray dogs, as doctors emphasize that prompt, complete post-exposure prophylaxis prevents rabies.