.Image for representation.| Image Credit Report: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Inspection Company (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic historian and preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui alongside 11 others to life imprisonment in a prohibited spiritual sale scenario. The courtroom penalized four other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to ten years of imprisonment in addition to greats depending on to the pertinent Areas troubled them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were sentenced under Areas 121 A (conniving to devote certain offences against the state), 123 (concealing along with intent to assist in a layout to wage war), 153 A (marketing enmity between distinct teams on premises of religion, ethnicity, birthplace, house, language, and so on) as well as appropriate Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Transformation 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 also Abdullah Umar. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team detained Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for purportedly dashing a nationally distribute for religious conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic trust, was accused of functioning a theological conversion noise by means of many organisations and colleges he cashed and also getting funds coming from international organizations. He was accused of ensuring enmity between various spiritual groups as well as disturbing India's sovereignty as well as stability. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.