.Picture for representation.| Photo Credit Score: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Examination Agency (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic scholar as well as minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to lifestyle jail time in a prohibited theological sale instance. The courtroom penalized four other charged-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to one decade of imprisonment together with penalties depending on to the pertinent Segments imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were sentenced under Sections 121 A (confederating to dedicate specific offenses versus the state), 123 (concealing along with intent to assist in a layout to wage war), 153 A (advertising enmity between unique groups on grounds of religion, ethnicity, place of birth, residence, foreign language, and so on) and pertinent Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Beliefs Act, 2021. The 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. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for purportedly dashing an all over the country organization for religious transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic trust, was actually indicted of running a spiritual transformation noise by means of a number of organizations as well as schools he moneyed and obtaining funds coming from worldwide organizations. He was implicated of ensuring enmity between various religious teams as well as upsetting India's sovereignty as well as honesty. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.