MUMBAI, March 24 -- Amid growing concern over stray dog attacks and rising bite cases, a nine-year-old girl from Nalasopara died of rabies on Sunday night, months after being bitten by a stray dog while feeding it and not receiving timely vaccination. The deceased, Kashish Sahani, a Class IV student of Mother Mary School, lived with her parents and grandfather in the Subodh Sagar building in the Shri Prastha area of Nalasopara West. According to officials, she was bitten by a stray dog nearly five months ago while feeding it biscuits during an evening walk with her grandfather. Family members said she was taken to a doctor immediately after the incident, but the child, frightened of injections, refused to take the anti-rabies vaccine. As the wound appeared to heal within a day, the family did not pursue further treatment. Her condition worsened suddenly four days ago, with symptoms including redness in the eyes. She died during a treatment at Kasturba Hospital on Sunday night. Dr Bhakti Chaudhary, medical officer with the VVMC, said all those who came in close contact with the child, including family members, would be medically examined....