.Picture for portrayal.| Picture Credit History: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Examination Firm (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic scholar as well as preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to life jail time in an unlawful spiritual sale scenario. The court penalized 4 other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to one decade of jail time in addition to penalties according to the relevant Parts imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were convicted under Parts 121 A (conniving to devote specific infractions against the state), 123 (covering along with intent to assist in a style to wage war), 153 A (ensuring enmity in between distinct groups on grounds of religion, ethnicity, place of birth, home, foreign language, etc) and also pertinent Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Transformation of Faith Act, 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. Arrested in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team jailed Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for supposedly running a countrywide organization for theological transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic leave, was actually implicated of functioning a spiritual sale racket through several organizations as well as colleges he moneyed and also getting funds coming from global companies. He was actually accused of marketing enmity in between different spiritual teams as well as troubling India's sovereignty and also integrity. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.