.Image for representation.| Photo Credit Rating: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Examination Organization (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic academic and minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to lifestyle jail time in an unlawful theological transformation case. The court penalized 4 various other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to one decade of jail time along with penalties depending on to the appropriate Areas imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were founded guilty under Parts 121 A (conniving to devote specific offenses against the state), 123 (concealing with intent to assist in a layout to fight), 153 A (ensuring enmity between distinct groups on grounds of faith, nationality, place of birth, house, foreign language, etc) as well as pertinent Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Sale of Faith Show, 2021. The various 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. Imprisoned in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team apprehended Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for apparently rushing a nationally organization for theological sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic rely on, was actually accused of running a spiritual conversion racket with numerous organizations as well as universities he moneyed and obtaining funds coming from worldwide companies. He was indicted of marketing enmity in between different theological groups and upsetting India's prepotence as well as honesty. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.