.Image for portrayal.| Photo Credit Report: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Investigation Company (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic historian and preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to lifestyle imprisonment in an illegal theological sale instance. The court punished four other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to 10 years of imprisonment together with greats according to the pertinent Areas imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were actually convicted under Sections 121 A (conniving to dedicate certain infractions against the state), 123 (concealing along with intent to promote a style to wage war), 153 A (promoting enmity in between unique teams on premises of religion, ethnicity, place of birth, residence, foreign language, etc) and also pertinent Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Transformation of Religion 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 and Abdullah Umar. Detained in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad jailed Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for supposedly jogging an all over the country distribute for religious sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic trust fund, was actually charged of functioning a spiritual conversion noise by means of many organizations and also institutions he moneyed as well as receiving funds from global organisations. He was actually indicted of ensuring enmity between various religious groups and also disturbing India's prepotence and honesty. Released - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.