.Picture for portrayal.| Photo Debt: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Examination Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic historian as well as minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to lifestyle jail time in an unlawful spiritual conversion case. The courtroom punished four other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to 10 years of imprisonment in addition to penalties according to the appropriate Areas imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were convicted under Parts 121 A (conspiring to commit specific offences versus the condition), 123 (hiding along with intent to promote a style to fight), 153 A (promoting enmity in between different groups on reasons of religious beliefs, ethnicity, birthplace, home, language, etc) and also relevant Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Sale of Faith 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. Apprehended in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad imprisoned Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for supposedly rushing a nationally syndicate for theological conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic trust fund, was implicated of running a theological conversion racket with numerous organizations as well as schools he moneyed and receiving funds from international companies. He was actually indicted of promoting enmity between various spiritual groups and also disturbing India's prepotency and stability. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.