.Picture for portrayal.| Picture Credit History: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Investigation Firm (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic academic as well as preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to lifestyle imprisonment in a prohibited religious conversion instance. The courtroom punished four other accused-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to 10 years of imprisonment in addition to fines according to the applicable Segments imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were founded guilty under Parts 121 A (confederating to commit particular offences versus the state), 123 (hiding along with intent to assist in a style to wage war), 153 A (ensuring enmity between different groups on premises of faith, ethnicity, place of birth, property, foreign language, etc) as well as pertinent Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Transformation of Religious Beliefs Act, 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 from Meerut for presumably dashing an across the country organization for spiritual conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic depend on, was accused of functioning a spiritual conversion racket with several organizations and institutions he financed and acquiring funds coming from international companies. He was actually charged of ensuring enmity in between different religious teams and upsetting India's supreme power and integrity. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.