.Photo for portrayal.| Photo Credit Rating: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Examination Organization (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic historian and minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui alongside 11 others to lifestyle imprisonment in a prohibited religious conversion scenario. The courthouse punished four other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to 10 years of imprisonment together with penalties depending on to the applicable Areas troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were actually convicted under Areas 121 A (conniving to devote certain offences versus the condition), 123 (concealing with intent to promote a style to wage war), 153 A (promoting enmity between distinct groups on reasons of religious beliefs, nationality, place of birth, home, foreign language, etc) and also relevant Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Beliefs 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. Apprehended in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for supposedly running an all over the country distribute for theological sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic rely on, was actually indicted of running a theological transformation noise through a number of organisations as well as institutions he moneyed and also obtaining funds coming from international organisations. He was implicated of marketing enmity between various theological groups and troubling India's sovereignty and also integrity. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.