.Picture for representation.| Photo Credit History: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic scholar and sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to life jail time in a prohibited religious conversion instance. The court punished 4 other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to ten years of jail time alongside penalties depending on to the relevant Sections imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were actually founded guilty under Sections 121 A (maneuvering to dedicate specific offences against the state), 123 (concealing along with intent to facilitate a design to fight), 153 A (marketing enmity between different groups on reasons of religion, ethnicity, birthplace, house, foreign language, etc) and relevant Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Sale of Faith Act, 2021. The various other convicts are actually: Maulana Umar Gautam, Arshan Mustafa, Adam, Jahangir Qasmi, Kaushar Alam, Faraz Babullah Shah, Irfan Sheikh, Salahuddin Zainuddin Sheikh, Sarfaraz Ali Jafari, Mohd Atif and also Abdullah Umar. Detained in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad apprehended Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for presumably running a nationwide organization for theological transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic depend on, was actually indicted of running a spiritual transformation racket by means of a number of organizations as well as universities he cashed and receiving funds from worldwide companies. He was indicted of promoting enmity between various theological teams and also troubling India's sovereignty as well as integrity. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.