.Photo for representation.| Photo Debt: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Examination Company (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic historian as well as preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to life imprisonment in a prohibited spiritual transformation scenario. The courtroom punished 4 various other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to ten years of imprisonment alongside fines according to the pertinent Segments imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were pronounced guilty under Areas 121 A (confederating to devote specific offences against the state), 123 (hiding along with intent to promote a layout to fight), 153 A (promoting enmity in between unique teams on grounds of religion, ethnicity, birthplace, residence, language, and so on) and appropriate Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Transformation 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. Arrested in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team imprisoned Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for apparently running an all over the country syndicate for religious conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic count on, was indicted of running a spiritual sale noise by means of several organisations and colleges he financed as well as receiving funds coming from international companies. He was actually indicted of ensuring enmity between various theological teams and also upsetting India's prepotency and also stability. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.