- Brijesh Solanki, a kabaddi player, died from rabies in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh.
- He was bitten by a puppy three months prior but did not take the rabies vaccine.
- The local community mourned the loss of the respected athlete from Farana village.
Brijesh Solanki, a state-level kabaddi player, died of rabies in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr. Around three months ago, Brijesh was bitten by a puppy he was rescuing. However, Brijesh ignored it as a minor injury and didn't take the rabies injection.
Videos of Brijesh, shot days before his death, show him writhing and howling in pain. In one of the clips, the Kabaddi player can be seen experiencing a violent rabies attack.
His coach, Praveen Kumar, said, "Brijesh mistook the pain in his arm for a regular kabaddi injury. The bite seemed minor, and he didn't think it was serious, so he didn't take the vaccine," the Times of India reported.
On June 26, Brijesh reportedly complained of numbness during a practice session. He was taken to a district hospital, but as his condition worsened, he was moved to a private hospital in Noida.
Sandeep Kumar, his brother, alleged that Brijesh was denied treatment at several government hospitals. "All of a sudden, he was afraid of water and was showing symptoms of rabies, but we were denied treatment at government hospitals in Khurja, Aligarh and even Delhi. It was only in Noida that doctors confirmed he was likely infected with rabies," quoted TOI.
Brijesh died on June 28.
Brijesh was a resident of Farana village in Bulandshahr. The entire village came out to say their final goodbye to the beloved kabaddi player.
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