.Graphic for representation.| Image Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Investigation Organization (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic scholar and sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to lifestyle jail time in a prohibited spiritual conversion instance. The courtroom sentenced 4 various other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to ten years of jail time in addition to greats depending on to the pertinent Parts imposed on all of them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were pronounced guilty under Parts 121 A (maneuvering to devote particular offenses against the condition), 123 (concealing along with intent to facilitate a concept to fight), 153 A (advertising enmity between unique teams on reasons of faith, nationality, birthplace, residence, language, and so on) and applicable Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Beliefs 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 Abdullah Umar. Imprisoned in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team arrested Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for apparently dashing an across the country organization for theological transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic rely on, was actually indicted of running a theological transformation noise with several organisations and institutions he cashed and obtaining funds from global companies. He was accused of advertising enmity between different spiritual groups as well as upsetting India's sovereignty and integrity. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.