.Photo for representation.| Picture Credit Report: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Inspection Organization (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic intellectual as well as sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui alongside 11 others to life imprisonment in a prohibited theological conversion instance. The courthouse punished four various other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to one decade of imprisonment together with fines according to the relevant Areas troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were actually pronounced guilty under Sections 121 A (conspiring to dedicate certain offences against the state), 123 (covering with intent to assist in a style to fight), 153 A (ensuring enmity between unique teams on grounds of religion, nationality, birthplace, home, foreign language, and so on) and appropriate Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Transformation of Faith Show, 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 and also Abdullah Umar. Imprisoned in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad jailed Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for presumably running a nationwide distribute for spiritual conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic rely on, was actually indicted of functioning a religious conversion racket with many organizations and also schools he funded and also obtaining funds coming from global companies. He was actually accused of marketing enmity between different theological teams and also distressing India's prepotency and also stability. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.