Overview

• Inspector Vanrajsinh Manjariya, 50, of the Ahmedabad Police Control Room died on Monday after rapidly developing hydrophobia, aerophobia and neurological symptoms.
• Doctors said his clinical picture was consistent with rabies, he was treated at KD Hospital, and his condition deteriorated to multiple organ failure before a fatal cardiac arrest.
• Samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune, and confirmation of rabies is pending.
• Relatives reported no recent animal bite, while local media cited a scratch from his vaccinated pet dog about five days earlier, for which he reportedly did not seek care.
• Health officials urged immediate medical advice after any scratch or bite from animals and noted that pet vaccination reduces risk but does not eliminate it.