.Photo for portrayal.| Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Examination Agency (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic scholar and also minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui in addition to 11 others to life imprisonment in an illegal theological sale situation. The court sentenced 4 other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to 10 years of jail time in addition to greats according to the relevant Areas imposed on all of them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were actually founded guilty under Sections 121 A (maneuvering to commit specific infractions versus the condition), 123 (concealing with intent to assist in a design to wage war), 153 A (marketing enmity between different teams on reasons of religious beliefs, ethnicity, place of birth, house, language, etc) and appropriate Parts of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Transformation 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. Detained in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad imprisoned Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for presumably running an all over the country syndicate for theological transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic trust fund, was actually accused of functioning a theological transformation racket by means of many organisations as well as colleges he funded and also acquiring funds coming from global organisations. He was actually indicted of marketing enmity in between different theological teams and also distressing India's sovereignty and honesty. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.