.Graphic for representation.| Image Credit Report: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic historian and also preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to life jail time in an illegal spiritual transformation situation. The court punished four other charged-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to one decade of jail time together with fines according to the appropriate Segments imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were actually convicted under Areas 121 A (conspiring to devote particular offenses against the state), 123 (covering with intent to help with a concept to wage war), 153 A (promoting enmity between unique groups on grounds of religion, nationality, birthplace, property, language, etc) and pertinent Parts of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Sale of Religious Beliefs 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 as well as Abdullah Umar. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team arrested Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for allegedly rushing an across the country distribute for religious sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic trust fund, was actually charged of working a religious conversion racket via many organizations and universities he cashed as well as acquiring funds from worldwide organisations. He was implicated of advertising enmity between different religious groups as well as disturbing India's supreme power and integrity. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.