.Image for depiction.| Image Credit History: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Examination Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic academic and sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to lifestyle imprisonment in an illegal spiritual transformation scenario. The court penalized four various other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to 10 years of jail time together with greats according to the applicable Sections imposed on all of them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were convicted under Areas 121 A (conniving to devote specific misdemeanors versus the condition), 123 (hiding with intent to assist in a style to fight), 153 A (promoting enmity between various groups on reasons of faith, nationality, birthplace, home, language, and so on) and also pertinent Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Transformation 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 also Abdullah Umar. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team detained Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for apparently rushing an across the country organization for religious conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic rely on, was charged of operating a religious sale racket via many organisations as well as colleges he cashed and also obtaining funds from international organizations. He was actually indicted of ensuring enmity in between various religious groups as well as disturbing India's prepotence as well as integrity. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.