.Photo for representation.| Picture Credit Report: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Investigation Organization (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic intellectual and also preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to life jail time in an illegal spiritual conversion instance. The courtroom sentenced 4 other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to ten years of imprisonment along with penalties according to the relevant Sections troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were founded guilty under Segments 121 A (confederating to commit particular infractions against the condition), 123 (hiding with intent to assist in a style to fight), 153 A (advertising enmity in between distinct groups on reasons of religion, ethnicity, birthplace, house, language, etc) and also pertinent Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Transformation of Religion 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 Abdullah Umar. Detained in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad apprehended Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for allegedly running a nationwide syndicate for theological conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic trust fund, was actually indicted of working a religious sale noise with several organisations as well as institutions he funded and receiving funds from global organizations. He was actually implicated of advertising enmity between different theological teams and also upsetting India's prepotence and also integrity. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.