.Picture for representation.| Picture Debt: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Investigation Company (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic historian and preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to lifestyle imprisonment in an unlawful religious transformation situation. The courthouse penalized four other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to 10 years of jail time alongside penalties depending on to the pertinent Segments imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were convicted under Parts 121 A (confederating to devote certain offenses versus the condition), 123 (covering along with intent to assist in a design to fight), 153 A (ensuring enmity between different teams on reasons of faith, nationality, birthplace, residence, language, etc) as well as appropriate Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Transformation of Religion Show, 2021. The various other convicts are: 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 imprisoned Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for presumably dashing a countrywide syndicate for religious transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic count on, was actually implicated of running a spiritual sale racket by means of several organisations and also schools he funded and also obtaining funds coming from international organizations. He was accused of marketing enmity between various theological teams and also upsetting India's sovereignty as well as honesty. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.