.Image for portrayal.| Image Credit Rating: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Examination Organization (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic academic as well as minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to lifestyle imprisonment in an unlawful religious transformation scenario. The court punished 4 other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to one decade of jail time alongside greats according to the relevant Segments imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were actually sentenced under Parts 121 A (conspiring to devote specific offenses against the state), 123 (concealing along with intent to promote a layout to fight), 153 A (promoting enmity in between distinct teams on grounds of faith, race, place of birth, home, foreign language, etc) and also applicable Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Transformation of Religion Act, 2021. The various other convicts are: 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. Arrested in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for apparently rushing a nationally organization for spiritual conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic trust fund, was actually charged of running a religious conversion noise by means of many companies and colleges he financed and also getting funds coming from international organizations. He was actually charged of promoting enmity between various spiritual groups and distressing India's prepotence and also integrity. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.