.Photo for depiction.| Image Credit Report: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Examination Company (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic scholar and also minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to life imprisonment in a prohibited religious conversion case. The courtroom punished four other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to one decade of jail time along with fines depending on to the pertinent Segments imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were actually convicted under Parts 121 A (maneuvering to commit certain misdemeanors against the state), 123 (covering along with intent to assist in a design to wage war), 153 A (marketing enmity in between various teams on premises of faith, nationality, place of birth, property, foreign language, and so on) as well as relevant Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Transformation of Religious Beliefs Show, 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. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad apprehended Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for allegedly dashing a countrywide distribute for religious sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic depend on, was actually accused of working a theological conversion noise through a number of organisations and also colleges he cashed as well as acquiring funds coming from global organizations. He was charged of promoting enmity between different theological groups and also distressing India's sovereignty and stability. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.