.Picture for portrayal.| Image Credit History: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Investigation Agency (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic scholar as well as sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui alongside 11 others to life jail time in a prohibited theological sale scenario. The court punished four other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to ten years of imprisonment alongside penalties according to the pertinent Sections imposed on all of them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were actually pronounced guilty under Segments 121 A (conspiring to dedicate specific infractions versus the state), 123 (covering with intent to facilitate a design to wage war), 153 A (advertising enmity between unique groups on grounds of religious beliefs, nationality, place of birth, residence, foreign language, and so on) as well as applicable Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021. The various 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. Imprisoned in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team apprehended Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for presumably jogging an all over the country organization for religious sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic leave, was indicted of working a spiritual transformation racket with a number of organisations and universities he funded and also getting funds from international companies. He was accused of promoting enmity in between different religious teams as well as disturbing India's prepotency as well as honesty. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.