.Photo for representation.| Image Debt: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Investigation Company (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic academic and also minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui alongside 11 others to lifestyle imprisonment in an illegal theological sale scenario. The court penalized 4 other charged-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim-- to 10 years of jail time along with fines depending on to the appropriate Parts imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were founded guilty under Sections 121 A (confederating to commit certain offences against the state), 123 (concealing with intent to assist in a concept to wage war), 153 A (advertising enmity in between different teams on grounds of faith, nationality, birthplace, house, foreign language, etc) and also relevant Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Sale of Faith Show, 2021. The various 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 also Abdullah Umar. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team arrested Mr. Siddiqui coming from Meerut for supposedly dashing a nationwide distribute for religious transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic rely on, was actually charged of running a theological transformation noise by means of many organisations and universities he cashed and also obtaining funds from international organizations. He was actually indicted of ensuring enmity between various spiritual teams and also disturbing India's sovereignty and integrity. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.