.Photo for representation.| Picture Credit Score: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Inspection Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic scholar and sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to lifestyle jail time in an unlawful religious transformation instance. The courthouse penalized 4 various other accused-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to 10 years of imprisonment in addition to penalties depending on to the appropriate Sections troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were sentenced under Areas 121 A (conspiring to commit specific infractions against the condition), 123 (concealing along with intent to help with a design to wage war), 153 A (advertising enmity in between different groups on reasons of religious beliefs, ethnicity, birthplace, property, foreign language, etc) as well as relevant Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Transformation of Faith Act, 2021. The 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 and Abdullah Umar. Detained in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for purportedly running an across the country organization for theological transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic rely on, was charged of operating a religious conversion racket by means of numerous organisations as well as institutions he cashed as well as receiving funds coming from international organisations. He was actually implicated of ensuring enmity in between various spiritual groups as well as upsetting India's prepotency and honesty. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.