.Graphic for depiction.| Image Credit Rating: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Investigation Company (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic historian as well as minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui in addition to 11 others to life imprisonment in a prohibited theological sale instance. The court punished four other charged-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to one decade of imprisonment along with greats according to the applicable Segments troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were founded guilty under Segments 121 A (confederating to devote specific offenses against the condition), 123 (hiding along with intent to help with a design to fight), 153 A (marketing enmity in between different teams on grounds of faith, race, birthplace, house, foreign language, etc) and also relevant Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion 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 also Abdullah Umar. Arrested in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team arrested Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for apparently running a countrywide distribute for theological conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic rely on, was actually indicted of running a spiritual sale racket via many organisations as well as universities he financed and also receiving funds from global organisations. He was actually charged of ensuring enmity in between various religious teams as well as disturbing India's prepotence and also integrity. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.