.Picture for portrayal.| Image Debt: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Examination Organization (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic scholar and preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to life imprisonment in a prohibited theological conversion scenario. The court punished 4 various other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to ten years of imprisonment in addition to fines according to the applicable Parts troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were actually convicted under Segments 121 A (conspiring to commit specific offenses against the state), 123 (hiding with intent to assist in a design to fight), 153 A (ensuring enmity in between distinct teams on reasons of faith, ethnicity, birthplace, home, language, etc) and also relevant Parts of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion 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 and Abdullah Umar. Detained in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team imprisoned Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for apparently jogging a nationwide distribute for religious sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic rely on, was actually indicted of working a theological sale racket with a number of companies and institutions he moneyed and also receiving funds coming from global organizations. He was implicated of promoting enmity between different religious teams as well as disturbing India's sovereignty and also integrity. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.