.Graphic for depiction.| Picture Credit Report: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Examination Company (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic scholar and also preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui alongside 11 others to life imprisonment in a prohibited theological sale instance. The court sentenced four other accused-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to ten years of imprisonment in addition to fines according to the appropriate Segments imposed on all of them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were actually founded guilty under Sections 121 A (conniving to devote certain offenses against the state), 123 (hiding along with intent to assist in a style to fight), 153 A (advertising enmity in between various teams on premises of religion, ethnicity, place of birth, property, foreign language, and so on) as well as appropriate Parts of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Transformation of Faith Show, 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 as well as Abdullah Umar. Apprehended in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad detained Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for apparently jogging a nationally distribute for spiritual transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic rely on, was actually implicated of running a theological conversion noise via many companies and universities he financed and obtaining funds from worldwide companies. He was indicted of ensuring enmity in between different spiritual teams as well as distressing India's prepotency and stability. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.