Overview

• Seventeen residents were bitten by an unknown creature on May 5; six succumbed between May 23 and June 2 despite receiving anti-rabies treatment
• Forty-five forest personnel are combing a 15-km radius after villagers reported pugmarks and sightings of a hyena near the village
• A carcass believed to be a jackal was discovered in a dry well and samples have been sent to Jabalpur and Pune labs to check for rabies
• Survivors remain under close medical observation and health officials are awaiting human tissue and vaccine efficacy reports
• The Madhya Pradesh government has approved ₹8 lakh compensation for each family of the deceased and is monitoring the multi-department inquiry