.Image for representation.| Photograph Credit Score: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Inspection Organization (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic scholar and sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to lifestyle jail time in a prohibited religious transformation case. The courtroom sentenced four various other accused-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to ten years of imprisonment along with fines depending on to the applicable Areas imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were pronounced guilty under Sections 121 A (conniving to commit particular infractions versus the state), 123 (covering with intent to promote a layout to fight), 153 A (marketing enmity in between unique teams on premises of faith, ethnicity, birthplace, home, foreign language, and so on) and appropriate Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Beliefs 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 Abdullah Umar. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team apprehended Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for presumably dashing an all over the country syndicate for theological transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic depend on, was actually accused of functioning a theological conversion racket with several organisations and also universities he cashed and also receiving funds coming from global organisations. He was implicated of promoting enmity in between different spiritual teams and upsetting India's supreme power and honesty. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.