.Image for representation.| Picture Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Investigation Organization (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic academic and minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to lifestyle jail time in an illegal theological sale situation. The court sentenced 4 various other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to one decade of jail time in addition to greats depending on to the appropriate Parts imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and 11 others were actually pronounced guilty under Parts 121 A (conniving to devote certain offences versus the state), 123 (concealing along with intent to facilitate a style to fight), 153 A (promoting enmity in between different teams on grounds of religious beliefs, nationality, place of birth, home, foreign language, etc) and applicable Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Sale of Religious Beliefs Act, 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 as well as Abdullah Umar. Arrested in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team imprisoned Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for supposedly rushing a nationwide syndicate for spiritual transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic count on, was actually implicated of functioning a theological transformation racket via several organisations and institutions he funded and receiving funds coming from worldwide organisations. He was charged of advertising enmity between various theological teams and disturbing India's prepotence as well as stability. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.