.Photo for representation.| Photograph Credit Rating: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic intellectual and also preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui in addition to 11 others to life imprisonment in an illegal religious conversion situation. The court penalized 4 other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to 10 years of jail time alongside greats according to the applicable Parts imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were actually convicted under Parts 121 A (maneuvering to dedicate particular offences against the state), 123 (hiding with intent to promote a layout to fight), 153 A (promoting enmity in between various groups on grounds of faith, ethnicity, birthplace, home, foreign language, and so on) and applicable Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Transformation of Religion Act, 2021. The 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. Imprisoned in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad apprehended Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for allegedly dashing an all over the country organization for spiritual sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic rely on, was implicated of working a religious sale racket through a number of companies as well as colleges he moneyed and getting funds coming from international organisations. He was implicated of advertising enmity in between various religious groups and also distressing India's prepotency and honesty. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.