Twenty-two traders in Kanpur were slapped with a criminal case after they put up posters and hoarding that compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

A Hindustan Times report said that the traders were highlighting the issue of a deluge of small coins after banks refused to deposit them “stating lack of chests” for storage.

The police also arrested Praveen Kumar for installing the hoardings and filed an FIR under under section 32 (3) of UP Special Powers Act, section 153A and section 505 of IPC. The Sub-Inspector told HT that others will also be nabbed soon.