.Photo for portrayal.| Image Debt: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Investigation Organization (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic scholar as well as sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui alongside 11 others to life imprisonment in a prohibited theological conversion scenario. The courthouse punished four other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to 10 years of jail time along with fines depending on to the applicable Parts imposed on all of them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were actually sentenced under Sections 121 A (maneuvering to devote specific infractions against the state), 123 (hiding with intent to help with a layout to wage war), 153 A (marketing enmity in between distinct teams on reasons of faith, race, birthplace, home, language, and so on) and appropriate Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Sale of Faith Act, 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 also Abdullah Umar. Detained in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team arrested Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for presumably dashing an all over the country organization for religious sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic leave, was actually accused of running a theological transformation noise via several organisations and colleges he cashed as well as acquiring funds from international organizations. He was charged of advertising enmity in between various theological teams and upsetting India's prepotence and integrity. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.