.Image for portrayal.| Photo Credit Report: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Investigation Firm (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic intellectual and also preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to life jail time in an unlawful theological transformation situation. The court sentenced 4 other charged-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to one decade of jail time along with fines depending on to the pertinent Segments troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were founded guilty under Sections 121 A (conspiring to devote certain offenses against the state), 123 (hiding with intent to help with a style to fight), 153 A (promoting enmity in between distinct teams on reasons of religious beliefs, ethnicity, place of birth, residence, language, etc) and also appropriate Parts of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Sale of Faith 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 and Abdullah Umar. Imprisoned in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team arrested Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for apparently dashing a nationwide syndicate for theological transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic count on, was indicted of functioning a spiritual sale noise by means of numerous organizations and also institutions he financed and also obtaining funds from international organizations. He was indicted of ensuring enmity in between different theological teams and troubling India's sovereignty and also honesty. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.