.Image for representation.| Photograph Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Investigation Company (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic historian as well as preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui in addition to 11 others to life jail time in an unlawful religious transformation scenario. The courtroom sentenced 4 various other accused– Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim– to ten years of imprisonment along with fines depending on to the pertinent Areas troubled all of them. Mr.
Siddiqui as well as 11 others were pronounced guilty under Sections 121 A (conniving to devote specific offences versus the state), 123 (covering along with intent to promote a style to fight), 153 A (marketing enmity between distinct teams on reasons of faith, ethnicity, birthplace, home, language, etc) as well as applicable Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Transformation of Religion Act, 2021. The various 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 as well as Abdullah Umar. Jailed in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team arrested Mr.
Siddiqui coming from Meerut for apparently rushing an all over the country distribute for religious transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic trust fund, was implicated of operating a theological conversion racket via many organizations and also universities he moneyed and getting funds coming from global organisations.
He was implicated of ensuring enmity in between different theological groups and distressing India’s sovereignty and also honesty. Published – September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.