.Image for depiction.| Image Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Inspection Firm (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic scholar and minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui in addition to 11 others to life jail time in an illegal theological sale instance. The court penalized 4 various other accused– Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim– to 10 years of jail time alongside penalties according to the pertinent Segments troubled them. Mr.
Siddiqui and also 11 others were convicted under Segments 121 A (confederating to commit specific infractions against the condition), 123 (concealing along with intent to facilitate a concept to wage war), 153 A (marketing enmity between various groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, home, foreign language, and so on) and also appropriate Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 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 also Abdullah Umar. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team imprisoned Mr.
Siddiqui coming from Meerut for supposedly rushing a nationwide organization for spiritual sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic trust fund, was indicted of operating a theological conversion racket via a number of organizations and also universities he moneyed and obtaining funds from international companies.
He was accused of advertising enmity between different spiritual teams and troubling India’s prepotence and stability. Published – September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.