.Picture for portrayal.| Image Credit History: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An unique National Inspection Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) punished Islamic historian as well as preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui together with 11 others to life imprisonment in an illegal spiritual sale case. The courtroom sentenced 4 other accused– Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav as well as Salim– to one decade of imprisonment together with penalties depending on to the applicable Sections troubled all of them. Mr.
Siddiqui and also 11 others were pronounced guilty under Segments 121 A (confederating to devote specific offences versus the state), 123 (hiding along with intent to assist in a design to wage war), 153 A (ensuring enmity in between distinct groups on grounds of religious beliefs, race, birthplace, home, foreign language, and so on) and appropriate Parts of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion 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 and also Abdullah Umar. Apprehended in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested Mr.
Siddiqui from Meerut for apparently jogging a nationwide organization for spiritual transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic leave, was implicated of functioning a religious transformation racket through a number of organisations and universities he financed and acquiring funds from global organisations.
He was actually accused of promoting enmity between different religious teams and disturbing India’s prepotence as well as honesty. Posted – September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.