.Photo for depiction.| Photo Debt: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic scholar as well as minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to lifestyle jail time in a prohibited religious transformation scenario. The courthouse punished four other accused-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to one decade of imprisonment together with penalties according to the appropriate Areas imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were convicted under Parts 121 A (maneuvering to devote particular misdemeanors against the state), 123 (hiding with intent to assist in a concept to fight), 153 A (ensuring enmity between different teams on grounds of religion, nationality, place of birth, house, language, etc) as well as pertinent Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Transformation 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. Apprehended in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad jailed Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for supposedly running a nationwide distribute for religious conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic trust, was accused of functioning a religious sale racket through numerous companies and schools he funded and also acquiring funds coming from international companies. He was actually indicted of promoting enmity in between different religious teams and troubling India's prepotence and also stability. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.