.Photo for representation.| Image Credit Score: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Examination Organization (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic historian as well as minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to lifestyle imprisonment in a prohibited religious transformation scenario. The courtroom sentenced 4 various other accused-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to 10 years of jail time in addition to fines depending on to the applicable Areas troubled them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were actually convicted under Parts 121 A (conspiring to dedicate specific offences against the condition), 123 (concealing with intent to facilitate a style to fight), 153 A (advertising enmity in between various teams on reasons of faith, ethnicity, birthplace, residence, foreign language, and so on) as well as relevant Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Transformation of Faith Act, 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 Abdullah Umar. Apprehended in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad apprehended Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for supposedly rushing an all over the country organization for theological conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic trust, was actually implicated of functioning a religious transformation noise through a number of companies and also colleges he moneyed and also getting funds coming from worldwide organisations. He was charged of advertising enmity in between different theological groups and also troubling India's prepotency as well as honesty. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.