.Graphic for representation.| Photo Credit Scores: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Examination Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic historian and also sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui alongside 11 others to lifestyle imprisonment in an illegal religious sale case. The court sentenced four other accused-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to 10 years of imprisonment together with penalties depending on to the applicable Segments troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were actually convicted under Parts 121 A (conspiring to devote particular infractions versus the state), 123 (covering along with intent to facilitate a layout to wage war), 153 A (ensuring enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, ethnicity, place of birth, house, foreign language, and so on) and also pertinent Parts of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Beliefs 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 Squad detained Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for allegedly dashing a nationwide syndicate for theological conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic trust fund, was actually accused of running a spiritual transformation noise through many organizations and colleges he cashed and also acquiring funds coming from international companies. He was accused of promoting enmity between different theological teams as well as upsetting India's supreme power and also integrity. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.