.Graphic for portrayal.| Picture Credit Score: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Inspection Organization (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) penalized Islamic academic as well as sermonizer Maulana Kalim Siddiqui in addition to 11 others to life imprisonment in an illegal spiritual conversion situation. The court punished four other accused– Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim– to ten years of imprisonment along with penalties depending on to the applicable Segments imposed on them. Mr.
Siddiqui and 11 others were convicted under Segments 121 A (confederating to devote specific offenses against the condition), 123 (hiding along with intent to assist in a style to wage war), 153 A (advertising enmity between various groups on premises of religious beliefs, race, birthplace, residence, language, etc) and pertinent Areas of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition 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 Abdullah Umar. Imprisoned in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad jailed Mr.
Siddiqui from Meerut for allegedly running a nationally syndicate for spiritual transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic leave, was indicted of functioning a religious transformation noise through numerous organisations and also institutions he financed as well as acquiring funds coming from global organizations.
He was actually accused of ensuring enmity between different religious teams as well as distressing India’s sovereignty and integrity. Published – September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.