India, Aug. 10 -- Two persons, including a national-level para-athlete, died after being bitten by a dog in Odisha's Balangir district.

The incident took place at Chiched village under Tusura police limits in Balangir.

The deceased have been identified as Jogendra Chhatria (33) and Hrusikesh Rana (45) of the village. Chhatria was a national-level para-athlete and he had won medals at several national and international events.

As per reports, a stray dog had bitten altogether eight persons, including Chhatria and Rana, on July 23.

Chhatria was immediately rushed to a community health centre (CHC) at Deogaon. However, the doctors advised Chhatria's family members to shift him to a hospital at Balangir as the CHC did not have anti-rabies...