.Image for depiction.| Photo Credit Scores: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Inspection Company (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic scholar and also minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui in addition to 11 others to lifestyle jail time in a prohibited spiritual transformation instance. The court sentenced 4 various other indicted-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to ten years of imprisonment alongside fines depending on to the applicable Areas troubled them. Mr. Siddiqui as well as 11 others were convicted under Sections 121 A (conspiring to devote specific offences against the condition), 123 (hiding with intent to help with a concept to fight), 153 A (advertising enmity between different teams on reasons of religion, nationality, place of birth, property, foreign language, etc) and appropriate Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Sale of Religion 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. Apprehended in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for apparently jogging an across the country organization for religious transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic count on, was implicated of running a spiritual transformation racket through a number of companies and also universities he financed as well as receiving funds coming from global companies. He was actually implicated of ensuring enmity in between different theological teams and also disturbing India's sovereignty and stability. Published - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.