Promotion offering shoes for ₹1 leads to clash in Kozhikode, traders booked

The police on Sunday (March 8, 2026) registered a case against eight suspected traders following a clash that broke out in front of a footwear shop in Kozhikode, Kerala, after a promotional offer promising shoes in exchange for ₹1 notes attracted a large crowd.

According to police sources, the incident occurred in front of a shop called Trend called Factory, which had advertised on social media that customers visiting the store could purchase shoes for ₹1. The announcement drew hundreds of buyers, many of them students and young people, to the shop premises from the early hours of the day.