.Graphic for representation.| Image Debt: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Investigation Firm (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic scholar and minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui alongside 11 others to life imprisonment in an unlawful spiritual sale scenario. The court punished 4 other implicated-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to 10 years of imprisonment together with penalties according to the relevant Sections imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were convicted under Areas 121 A (maneuvering to devote particular misdemeanors against the state), 123 (concealing along with intent to facilitate a design to fight), 153 A (marketing enmity in between different teams on reasons of faith, ethnicity, birthplace, residence, language, etc) as well as relevant Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Sale of Faith Show, 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 and Abdullah Umar. Arrested in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team imprisoned Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for allegedly dashing an across the country distribute for religious transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic trust, was charged of functioning a spiritual conversion racket through numerous companies and also universities he funded and getting funds from global companies. He was actually implicated of marketing enmity in between different religious teams and troubling India's prepotency and honesty. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.