.Image for portrayal.| Photo Credit Scores: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic intellectual and preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui alongside 11 others to lifestyle imprisonment in an unlawful spiritual transformation instance. The courtroom penalized 4 other charged– Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim– to 10 years of imprisonment along with penalties according to the appropriate Sections imposed on all of them. Mr.
Siddiqui as well as 11 others were actually convicted under Segments 121 A (conspiring to commit specific infractions against the condition), 123 (concealing along with intent to facilitate a style to fight), 153 A (marketing enmity between various groups on premises of religion, nationality, place of birth, residence, language, etc) and also pertinent Parts of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion 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 Abdullah Umar. Arrested in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team arrested Mr.
Siddiqui from Meerut for supposedly running an all over the country syndicate for religious sale. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic depend on, was charged of functioning a spiritual transformation racket with several organisations and also schools he moneyed and obtaining funds coming from worldwide companies.
He was charged of promoting enmity between different religious groups and upsetting India’s prepotency and also integrity. Published – September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.