.Picture for representation.| Image Credit Scores: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Investigation Firm (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic scholar as well as minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui in addition to 11 others to life imprisonment in an illegal spiritual transformation situation. The courthouse sentenced four other charged-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to one decade of imprisonment in addition to greats depending on to the applicable Sections troubled them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were actually founded guilty under Areas 121 A (maneuvering to dedicate certain infractions against the condition), 123 (covering with intent to assist in a concept to fight), 153 A (marketing enmity between distinct teams on grounds of religious beliefs, nationality, birthplace, house, foreign language, and so on) as well as pertinent Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Conversion 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 as well as Abdullah Umar. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team detained Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for presumably running an all over the country distribute for theological conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic trust, was charged of operating a theological conversion racket via a number of companies as well as institutions he moneyed as well as getting funds from worldwide organisations. He was accused of advertising enmity in between different theological groups and also upsetting India's prepotency and integrity. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.