.Photo for portrayal.| Photograph Credit History: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Inspection Organization (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic historian and preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to lifestyle jail time in an illegal theological transformation scenario. The courthouse punished four other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to ten years of imprisonment alongside fines according to the appropriate Segments troubled them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were actually convicted under Areas 121 A (maneuvering to commit particular offenses against the state), 123 (concealing with intent to facilitate a style to wage war), 153 A (ensuring enmity in between different teams on grounds of religious beliefs, ethnicity, place of birth, property, foreign language, etc) and applicable Parts of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Sale of Faith Show, 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. Imprisoned in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad jailed Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for supposedly rushing an across the country distribute for spiritual transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic rely on, was accused of functioning a theological sale racket via a number of organizations and also schools he cashed and also acquiring funds from international organisations. He was actually accused of advertising enmity in between different theological teams and upsetting India's sovereignty as well as honesty. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.