.Image for representation.| Picture Credit Score: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Examination Firm (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic historian and also minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to life imprisonment in a prohibited theological conversion instance. The courthouse penalized four other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to one decade of imprisonment in addition to fines according to the relevant Areas troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were convicted under Areas 121 A (conspiring to commit specific offences versus the state), 123 (hiding along with intent to facilitate a layout to fight), 153 A (marketing enmity between various teams on grounds of religion, ethnicity, place of birth, residence, language, and so on) and also applicable Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion 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 as well as Abdullah Umar. Detained in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad jailed Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for purportedly dashing an all over the country organization for religious sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic count on, was accused of working a spiritual conversion noise through many companies and also colleges he funded and getting funds from international organizations. He was indicted of promoting enmity between various theological teams as well as distressing India's sovereignty as well as honesty. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.