.Image for representation.| Picture Credit History: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic intellectual and minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui alongside 11 others to life imprisonment in an unlawful theological conversion case. The court penalized four other accused-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to ten years of imprisonment together with penalties depending on to the relevant Areas imposed on all of them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were sentenced under Sections 121 A (conniving to devote particular misdemeanors against the condition), 123 (covering along with intent to assist in a concept to wage war), 153 A (ensuring enmity between various teams on reasons of religious beliefs, ethnicity, birthplace, property, foreign language, etc) and appropriate Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Transformation of Religious Beliefs 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. Detained in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for allegedly jogging a nationally distribute for theological conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic rely on, was implicated of operating a spiritual transformation racket through a number of organisations as well as schools he funded as well as receiving funds coming from worldwide organizations. He was charged of marketing enmity in between different theological groups and also distressing India's prepotence as well as stability. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.