.Image for portrayal.| Photo Credit Report: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Investigation Organization (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic intellectual as well as minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to life imprisonment in a prohibited theological conversion instance. The courtroom sentenced 4 other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to one decade of jail time alongside fines depending on to the pertinent Areas troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were actually founded guilty under Parts 121 A (conspiring to dedicate certain offences versus the state), 123 (covering with intent to promote a design to fight), 153 A (ensuring enmity in between unique teams on premises of religious beliefs, ethnicity, place of birth, home, foreign language, etc) and applicable Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Conversion of Faith 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 Abdullah Umar. Apprehended in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team imprisoned Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for purportedly rushing an across the country organization for religious transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic depend on, was actually accused of working a spiritual transformation racket with a number of organisations as well as universities he financed and receiving funds coming from global organizations. He was actually implicated of ensuring enmity in between different religious teams and also troubling India's prepotence as well as honesty. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.