Islamic preachers among 12 get life imprisonment in illegal religious conversion case
Hindustan TimesA special NIA-Anti-Terrorist Squad court in Lucknow on Wednesday awarded life sentence to Islamic preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui, Islamic Da'wah Centre founder Mohammed Umar Gautam and 10 others in a 2021 case of illegal religious conversion, PTI reported. Among the twelve accused, four others were also sentenced to 10-years in prison under UP Prohibition of Religious Conversion Act 2021, the court said. Salim, Rahul Bhola, Mannu Yadav, Kunal Ashok Chaudhary -were also sentenced to 10-years in prison under UP Prohibition of Religious Conversion Act 2021, the court said. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} Besides Gautam and Siddiqui, others sentenced to life are Irfan Sheikh, Salauddin Zainuddin Sheikh, Prasad Rameshwar Kanware alias Adam, Arsalan Mustafa alias Bhupriya Bandon, Kaushar Alam, Faraz Shah, Maulana Kalim Siddiqui, Dheeraj Govind Rao Jagtap, Sarfaraz Ali Jafri, Qazi Jahangir and Abdullah Umar under IPC section 121A.
History of this topic
Uttar Pradesh court awards life term for Islamic preacher, 11 others in conversion case
The HinduRadical British preacher Anjem Choudary sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist group
Associated Press
Indian guru accused of raping and blackmailing over 100 women is jailed for life
The Independent
MP cabinet approves 'love jihad law', forced conversion will invite 10-year-jail term, penalty
India Today
10 years in jail for offence under MP's 'religious freedom' law, fine up to Rs 1 lakh
India Today)
UP Police makes first arrest under new ‘love jihad’ law; Muslim man held for 'pressuring' Hindu girl to convert
Firstpost
‘Love Jihad’ Laws: UP Cabinet Clears Ordinance on Conversion
The QuintDiscover Related
![[LIVE NOW] Demo Lecture For Judiciary Aspirants By LiveLaw Academy On 'Abetment Of Suicide And Attempt To Commit Suicide' By Vishalakshi Sathinathan](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2024/12/20/577599-whatsapp-image-2024-12-20-at-25216-pm.jpg)
)
)
