.Picture for representation.| Photograph Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Examination Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic academic as well as sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to life imprisonment in a prohibited theological sale case. The court sentenced four various other accused– Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and also Salim– to ten years of imprisonment along with penalties depending on to the applicable Segments imposed on all of them. Mr.
Siddiqui as well as 11 others were pronounced guilty under Sections 121 A (conspiring to devote specific infractions versus the condition), 123 (hiding with intent to help with a concept to fight), 153 A (ensuring enmity between distinct groups on reasons of religious beliefs, nationality, place of birth, home, language, and so on) and pertinent Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Transformation of Religious Beliefs Act, 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 also Abdullah Umar. Arrested in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad detained Mr.
Siddiqui coming from Meerut for apparently dashing an across the country organization for spiritual conversion. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic rely on, was charged of functioning a religious transformation racket through a number of companies and also universities he funded as well as obtaining funds from global organizations.
He was actually indicted of ensuring enmity between various spiritual teams and also disturbing India’s supreme power and also integrity. Published – September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.