.Photo for portrayal.| Photo Credit Scores: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Inspection Company (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic historian and also minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to lifestyle imprisonment in an illegal religious transformation scenario. The courthouse sentenced 4 various other charged-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to one decade of jail time alongside penalties according to the pertinent Areas troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were actually founded guilty under Segments 121 A (maneuvering to devote certain offenses against the state), 123 (covering along with intent to facilitate a layout to fight), 153 A (ensuring enmity between distinct teams on grounds of faith, nationality, birthplace, residence, foreign language, and so on) and also relevant Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Transformation of Religion Show, 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 also Abdullah Umar. Apprehended in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team detained Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for presumably jogging an across the country distribute for spiritual conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic rely on, was actually implicated of operating a theological conversion racket by means of several organizations and universities he cashed and also acquiring funds from global companies. He was accused of ensuring enmity in between different religious groups and also upsetting India's prepotence and also integrity. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.