.Image for depiction.| Photo Credit Report: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Examination Organization (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic scholar and also minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to lifestyle jail time in a prohibited theological sale instance. The courtroom punished 4 various other accused-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to ten years of jail time alongside penalties depending on to the pertinent Segments troubled all of them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were sentenced under Areas 121 A (conniving to commit certain infractions against the state), 123 (hiding with intent to promote a style to fight), 153 A (advertising enmity in between distinct teams on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, house, language, etc) and pertinent Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Faith Act, 2021. The 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 Abdullah Umar. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad jailed Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for presumably jogging an across the country syndicate for spiritual sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic count on, was actually indicted of functioning a theological sale noise through a number of companies and also schools he financed as well as receiving funds coming from worldwide organizations. He was implicated of promoting enmity between different spiritual groups and also upsetting India's prepotency and honesty. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.