.Photo for representation.| Picture Credit Rating: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic scholar and minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to life imprisonment in a prohibited spiritual transformation scenario. The court sentenced 4 various other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to ten years of jail time in addition to penalties depending on to the appropriate Areas troubled them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were sentenced under Areas 121 A (maneuvering to commit certain misdemeanors against the state), 123 (covering along with intent to assist in a concept to wage war), 153 A (ensuring enmity in between unique groups on grounds of religion, ethnicity, place of birth, house, language, and so on) and appropriate Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Sale of Religious Beliefs Show, 2021. The various other convicts are actually: 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. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team imprisoned Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for supposedly rushing an all over the country distribute for religious transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic trust fund, was implicated of working a religious sale racket through many organizations and colleges he financed as well as getting funds from worldwide organisations. He was indicted of marketing enmity between various theological teams and also distressing India's sovereignty and also honesty. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.