.Photo for representation.| Photograph Credit Rating: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Investigation Company (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic scholar and also minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to lifestyle imprisonment in an unlawful spiritual conversion case. The court sentenced four other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to one decade of jail time together with greats depending on to the applicable Sections troubled them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were pronounced guilty under Segments 121 A (confederating to commit specific infractions versus the condition), 123 (covering with intent to promote a layout to fight), 153 A (ensuring enmity in between unique teams on premises of religion, nationality, birthplace, property, language, and so on) and applicable Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Sale of Religious Beliefs Show, 2021. The 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 Abdullah Umar. Detained in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad detained Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for presumably dashing an across the country syndicate for theological conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic leave, was charged of working a theological sale noise by means of many companies as well as institutions he moneyed and also getting funds coming from global companies. He was implicated of promoting enmity between different religious groups and also disturbing India's sovereignty as well as integrity. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.