.Graphic for portrayal.| Photograph Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Inspection Agency (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic intellectual and sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to life imprisonment in an unlawful religious transformation instance. The courtroom penalized 4 other charged-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to one decade of imprisonment alongside fines depending on to the pertinent Areas troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were actually sentenced under Sections 121 A (conniving to commit particular misdemeanors against the condition), 123 (hiding along with intent to help with a layout to wage war), 153 A (advertising enmity in between various teams on premises of religious beliefs, nationality, place of birth, residence, foreign language, and so on) as well as relevant Parts of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Sale of Religious Beliefs Act, 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 Team apprehended Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for apparently rushing an across the country syndicate for theological sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic count on, was charged of working a theological transformation noise by means of numerous companies as well as universities he funded as well as getting funds from global organizations. He was actually accused of ensuring enmity between various spiritual teams and also disturbing India's supreme power as well as stability. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.