.Picture for depiction.| Photo Credit Report: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Investigation Firm (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic intellectual and minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to lifestyle jail time in an unlawful religious sale case. The courtroom sentenced 4 various other accused-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to 10 years of imprisonment together with penalties depending on to the pertinent Parts troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were actually pronounced guilty under Parts 121 A (conniving to devote certain misdemeanors versus the state), 123 (concealing along with intent to assist in a concept to fight), 153 A (advertising enmity in between distinct teams on reasons of faith, ethnicity, place of birth, property, foreign language, and so on) and also applicable Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 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 as well as Abdullah Umar. Imprisoned in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad jailed Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for purportedly running a nationally syndicate for spiritual transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic leave, was actually accused of operating a spiritual transformation noise with numerous organizations as well as colleges he financed and also receiving funds from worldwide organizations. He was actually accused of marketing enmity between various religious groups and also troubling India's prepotency as well as stability. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.