.Image for representation.| Picture Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto.A special National Examination Organization (NIA) court in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic historian and minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui along with 11 others to lifestyle imprisonment in an illegal theological sale scenario. The courtroom penalized 4 other indicted– Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim– to 10 years of imprisonment together with greats according to the appropriate Parts imposed on them. Mr.
Siddiqui as well as 11 others were actually sentenced under Sections 121 A (maneuvering to commit particular offences versus the state), 123 (covering with intent to promote a layout to wage war), 153 A (advertising enmity in between different teams on premises of faith, race, birthplace, residence, foreign language, and so on) and also appropriate Segments of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Sale of Religion Show, 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. Imprisoned in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad imprisoned Mr.
Siddiqui from Meerut for apparently dashing a nationally syndicate for theological transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, head of state of an Islamic depend on, was actually implicated of running a religious sale noise through several companies as well as schools he financed and receiving funds coming from global companies.
He was accused of promoting enmity between various religious groups and also disturbing India’s prepotency and integrity. Published – September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.