.Photo for portrayal.| Picture Debt: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Examination Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic scholar and also sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui alongside 11 others to lifestyle imprisonment in an unlawful religious conversion situation. The courtroom sentenced 4 other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to ten years of jail time alongside greats depending on to the pertinent Segments imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were actually pronounced guilty under Sections 121 A (conniving to dedicate certain infractions against the state), 123 (concealing along with intent to promote a concept to wage war), 153 A (marketing enmity between distinct teams on reasons of religious beliefs, ethnicity, place of birth, residence, language, etc) as well as applicable Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Conversion of Faith 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 also Abdullah Umar. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team arrested Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for allegedly dashing a nationwide distribute for religious conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic trust fund, was charged of running a spiritual sale racket with many companies and colleges he financed and also receiving funds from international organizations. He was charged of promoting enmity in between different theological groups and upsetting India's prepotency and integrity. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.