.Graphic for portrayal.| Photo Credit Scores: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Examination Firm (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic scholar and minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui in addition to 11 others to life imprisonment in an illegal theological conversion case. The court sentenced 4 various other accused-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to one decade of imprisonment along with penalties according to the applicable Parts imposed on all of them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were sentenced under Areas 121 A (conniving to commit specific misdemeanors versus the state), 123 (hiding with intent to promote a style to fight), 153 A (promoting enmity between distinct groups on reasons of religious beliefs, ethnicity, birthplace, house, foreign language, etc) and also appropriate Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion 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 as well as Abdullah Umar. Imprisoned in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for apparently running a countrywide distribute for spiritual sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic trust fund, was accused of functioning a theological conversion racket through several companies and schools he funded and acquiring funds coming from international organizations. He was actually charged of promoting enmity between various theological teams as well as troubling India's supreme power and stability. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.