India, Feb. 24 -- A 30-year-old bank employee died by suicide in Maharashtra's Thane fearing symptoms of rabies after being bitten by a dog

The deceased, a resident of Chakki Naka in Kalyan, was bitten by a stray dog a few days ago. He had concealed the dog bite incident from his family and had not completed the full course of anti-rabies vaccination, according to an earlier HT report.

The 30-year-old lived with his elderly parents and brother in a flat in Kalyan. He was alone at home at the time of the incident, with his family having travelled to their native place.

Hemant Gurav, senior police inspector of Kolshewadi police station, said his family returned on Sunday night and found him dead upon opening the door of their flat. "We w...