.Image for portrayal.| Image Credit Scores: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Inspection Firm (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic scholar as well as minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to life jail time in an illegal religious sale case. The courtroom punished 4 other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to one decade of jail time together with penalties depending on to the pertinent Parts troubled them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were actually convicted under Sections 121 A (confederating to devote specific infractions versus the state), 123 (hiding along with intent to promote a design to fight), 153 A (promoting enmity between various groups on premises of religious beliefs, race, place of birth, property, language, and so on) and applicable Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Faith 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. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team apprehended Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for supposedly rushing a countrywide syndicate for theological transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic count on, was accused of operating a religious conversion racket through numerous organisations and colleges he funded and getting funds from global organizations. He was accused of ensuring enmity in between various religious groups and also upsetting India's prepotence as well as honesty. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.