.Image for portrayal.| Photo Debt: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Investigation Firm (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic intellectual and also minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to life jail time in an illegal religious transformation case. The court penalized 4 various other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to 10 years of jail time along with penalties according to the applicable Parts troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were convicted under Segments 121 A (maneuvering to dedicate specific infractions versus the state), 123 (concealing with intent to assist in a layout to fight), 153 A (promoting enmity between unique groups on premises of religion, race, birthplace, property, foreign language, and so on) and relevant Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Sale of Faith 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. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad jailed Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for presumably rushing an all over the country distribute for spiritual conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic rely on, was accused of operating a spiritual sale noise through several organisations and also colleges he cashed and receiving funds coming from international organisations. He was implicated of promoting enmity in between different religious teams and also distressing India's supreme power and also stability. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.