.Photo for representation.| Picture Credit Scores: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Examination Company (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic historian and also sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui in addition to 11 others to life jail time in a prohibited theological conversion situation. The courthouse punished 4 various other charged-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to one decade of imprisonment in addition to penalties according to the applicable Sections troubled them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were actually sentenced under Sections 121 A (maneuvering to devote certain offences versus the state), 123 (concealing along with intent to facilitate a style to fight), 153 A (promoting enmity between different teams on premises of religious beliefs, ethnicity, place of birth, house, language, and so on) and appropriate Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Beliefs Show, 2021. The various other convicts are: Maulana Umar Gautam, Arshan Mustafa, Adam, Jahangir Qasmi, Kaushar Alam, Faraz Babullah Shah, Irfan Sheikh, Salahuddin Zainuddin Sheikh, Sarfaraz Ali Jafari, Mohd Atif as well as Abdullah Umar. Imprisoned in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad apprehended Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for allegedly running an all over the country syndicate for religious transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic trust fund, was actually accused of functioning a spiritual sale racket by means of many companies and also colleges he financed as well as obtaining funds coming from global organizations. He was actually indicted of ensuring enmity in between different religious teams and also troubling India's sovereignty and honesty. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.