.Photo for depiction.| Image Credit Scores: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Inspection Organization (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic historian and sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui in addition to 11 others to life imprisonment in an illegal religious conversion case. The courtroom punished four various other charged-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to ten years of imprisonment in addition to fines depending on to the relevant Segments imposed on all of them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were sentenced under Segments 121 A (conspiring to commit specific offences against the condition), 123 (concealing along with intent to help with a style to fight), 153 A (ensuring enmity between unique teams on reasons of religion, nationality, birthplace, property, foreign language, etc) and applicable Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Sale of Religion Show, 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. Imprisoned in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team detained Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for purportedly running a nationally organization for religious conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic rely on, was actually accused of operating a religious transformation racket with numerous organisations and also schools he financed and also receiving funds coming from global organisations. He was accused of marketing enmity between various theological groups and distressing India's prepotency and also honesty. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.