.Photo for portrayal.| Photograph Credit Rating: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Examination Company (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic scholar as well as sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to lifestyle jail time in a prohibited religious transformation scenario. The courthouse sentenced four other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to 10 years of imprisonment alongside fines depending on to the pertinent Sections imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were actually founded guilty under Sections 121 A (conniving to commit specific misdemeanors against the state), 123 (covering with intent to assist in a concept to wage war), 153 A (ensuring enmity between different teams on reasons of religious beliefs, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc) and also appropriate 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. Apprehended in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team arrested Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for allegedly rushing a nationwide organization for religious sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic trust, was indicted of running a religious conversion racket via a number of organisations and also institutions he financed and also receiving funds coming from global companies. He was actually indicted of ensuring enmity between various spiritual teams as well as upsetting India's prepotence and honesty. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.