.Graphic for portrayal.| Image Credit Rating: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Examination Firm (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic scholar and also sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to life jail time in an illegal spiritual transformation scenario. The courtroom penalized 4 other accused-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to ten years of jail time along with fines depending on to the appropriate Areas troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were sentenced under Segments 121 A (conniving to commit specific offenses against the condition), 123 (covering along with intent to help with a design to wage war), 153 A (promoting enmity in between distinct groups on premises of faith, nationality, place of birth, residence, language, etc) as well as relevant Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition 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. Arrested in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad detained Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for supposedly running an all over the country syndicate for religious transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic count on, was actually indicted of working a spiritual sale noise via many companies as well as institutions he moneyed and receiving funds from worldwide organisations. He was implicated of marketing enmity between different spiritual groups and also distressing India's prepotence as well as integrity. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.