.Graphic for depiction.| Photo Credit Rating: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Examination Firm (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic intellectual and also preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to lifestyle jail time in an illegal theological conversion case. The court punished 4 various other charged-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to 10 years of imprisonment in addition to penalties according to the appropriate Sections imposed on all of them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were convicted under Segments 121 A (maneuvering to dedicate certain offences versus the state), 123 (covering with intent to assist in a layout to wage war), 153 A (promoting enmity in between various groups on grounds of faith, nationality, place of birth, home, language, and so on) and pertinent Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Show, 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 also Abdullah Umar. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team apprehended Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for supposedly running a nationally distribute for religious sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic count on, was accused of running a theological transformation noise via numerous organizations as well as institutions he moneyed and also receiving funds coming from global organizations. He was implicated of ensuring enmity in between various religious teams and also distressing India's sovereignty as well as honesty. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.