.Graphic for depiction.| Image Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Examination Agency (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic academic and preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui in addition to 11 others to lifestyle jail time in an unlawful spiritual sale situation. The court sentenced 4 other charged-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim-- to one decade of imprisonment alongside greats depending on to the pertinent Areas imposed on them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were pronounced guilty under Sections 121 A (conspiring to devote particular misdemeanors versus the condition), 123 (hiding along with intent to promote a style to fight), 153 A (promoting enmity between distinct groups on grounds of religion, nationality, place of birth, house, language, etc) and applicable Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Sale of Religious Beliefs Show, 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 Team detained Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for purportedly running a countrywide syndicate for theological transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic depend on, was actually charged of running a theological sale noise via many organisations as well as colleges he cashed as well as obtaining funds from worldwide organizations. He was actually implicated of advertising enmity in between various religious groups and also distressing India's supreme power as well as stability. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.