.Graphic for portrayal.| Image Credit Rating: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Investigation Company (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic academic and also sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui alongside 11 others to life jail time in an unlawful theological conversion case. The court sentenced 4 other implicated– Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim– to 10 years of imprisonment along with fines according to the appropriate Segments imposed on them. Mr.
Siddiqui as well as 11 others were actually pronounced guilty under Sections 121 A (conspiring to dedicate certain infractions versus the state), 123 (concealing with intent to promote a layout to fight), 153 A (ensuring enmity between different groups on reasons of religion, nationality, place of birth, residence, language, etc) and also relevant Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Beliefs 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 as well as Abdullah Umar. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad jailed Mr.
Siddiqui from Meerut for supposedly rushing a nationally organization for religious conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic count on, was indicted of functioning a theological transformation racket via a number of organisations and universities he moneyed as well as acquiring funds from international organizations.
He was accused of promoting enmity between different religious teams and troubling India’s prepotency and also integrity. Released – September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.