.Photo for representation.| Image Debt: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Examination Company (NIA) court 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 unlawful religious conversion scenario. The courthouse punished four various other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to one decade of imprisonment along with fines according to the pertinent Areas imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were sentenced under Areas 121 A (conspiring to dedicate certain offenses versus the condition), 123 (concealing along with intent to help with a layout to fight), 153 A (promoting enmity in between unique groups on grounds of faith, race, place of birth, home, foreign language, and so on) and pertinent Parts of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Conversion of Faith 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 Abdullah Umar. Detained in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team jailed Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for allegedly jogging a nationwide distribute for spiritual conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic count on, was indicted of running a spiritual sale racket by means of a number of companies and institutions he cashed and receiving funds coming from international companies. He was actually charged of ensuring enmity in between different spiritual teams and also disturbing India's prepotency and also honesty. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.