"Foolish Rules...": Doctor Without Mask Argues At Karnataka Mall, Charged

The case was filed under the Pandemic Act after a complaint from the manager, who said the doctor's actions had put himself, his employees and other customers at risk

Police in Karnataka have filed a case against a doctor who refused to wear a face mask while shopping at a mall - he called it a "foolish rule" - and then argued with the store manager when asked to do so. The case was filed under the Pandemic Act after a written complaint from the manager, who said the doctor's actions had put himself, his employees and other customers at risk. The manager also wrote the doctor "claimed to have treated his patients the same way (without a mask)". Dr Srinivas Kakkilaya was at the billing counter of a grocery store in a mall in Mangaluru when he was asked to put on a face mask - which one is required to wear by law when in a public space. A video from the store's security camera shows the doctor - wearing a blue shirt and jeans - dismiss a plea from another customer who was wearing a mask. He then turns away and begins placing his items on the counter for billing when the manager also asks him to wear the mask.