.Picture for depiction.| Image Credit Score: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Examination Company (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic intellectual and minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to life jail time in a prohibited theological conversion scenario. The courtroom sentenced four other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to one decade of jail time in addition to fines according to the relevant Parts troubled them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were actually sentenced under Areas 121 A (confederating to devote particular infractions versus the condition), 123 (concealing along with intent to help with a concept to wage war), 153 A (marketing enmity between various groups on reasons of faith, nationality, birthplace, property, foreign language, etc) as well as appropriate Parts of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Transformation of Religion 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 as well as Abdullah Umar. Detained in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad detained Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for apparently dashing a nationwide distribute for theological sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic trust fund, was implicated of working a spiritual conversion noise by means of several organizations as well as colleges he financed and receiving funds coming from worldwide organizations. He was actually accused of ensuring enmity between various theological teams as well as disturbing India's sovereignty and stability. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.