Zikra, a seven-year-old girl from Khatakhedi area in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, died on Tuesday after receiving her second anti-rabies vaccine dose. She had been bitten by a stray dog five days earlier. Her family alleges that she contracted rabies, citing her rapid deterioration after vaccination, but municipal officials dispute this, stating the dog tested negative for the virus. Zikra was initially treated for the bite and received her first vaccine dose on May 2, with the second dose administered on May 5. Despite appearing healthy until shortly after the second dose, her condition worsened rapidly, leading to severe symptoms and her eventual death. Health experts noted that rabies vaccination for dogs does not provide immediate immunity, taking up to 14 days to be effective. The incident has raised concerns about the increasing number of stray dog attacks in the district, with over 3,000 reported cases monthly, and follows a recent incident where an eight-year-old boy was killed by dogs.