The Times of India says Dr Adnanali Sarkar was sentenced to six years of rigorous imprisonment. The Indian Express spells him Adnananali Sarkar and says six years' imprisonment.

Adnanali, Adnan Ali, and Adnananali are not the same spelling. Abhay A and Abhay Y are not the same initial. Six years of rigorous imprisonment, and six years' imprisonment, are not the same phrase. The plea those pages report is the conviction. The six years is the sentence. His wife, four children and parents are not named here.

The Times of India, by Rebecca Samervel, Nov. 8, 2026, at 00:11 IST, reported a special court on Saturday sentenced anaesthesiologist Dr Adnanali Sarkar to six years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting him for what that page calls his active involvement with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. It says he had been in jail since 2023, that he voluntarily pleaded guilty to participating in a broad criminal conspiracy intended to threaten India's unity, integrity, security and sovereignty, and that he was convicted under multiple sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Indian Penal Code, including charges for causing the disappearance of evidence. It quotes Special Judge Abhay A Joglekar that the court requires a deterrent message to society, "more especially when it concerns the national security being put at stake by such elements," and that the accused will undergo punishment "propelling a stringent message to such antisocial elements." It says the maximum sentence attracted in the case was life imprisonment, that the offences were quite serious in nature, and that the plea was unequivocal, voluntary and made with a clear understanding of the consequences. It says he has been in custody since July 27, 2023, that the court granted set-off for the period already undergone, and that he was directed to pay a total fine of Rs 65,000. Hindustan Times, by Vikrant Jha, updated Nov. 8, 2026, at 09:04:28 IST, reported a Pune-based anaesthetist was sentenced to six years' rigorous imprisonment by a special National Investigation Agency court on Saturday after pleading guilty. It says Dr Adnan Ali Sarkar, 46, arrested in July 2023, admitted conspiring to recruit youth, propagate ISIS ideology and plan terror activities in India, and that Special judge Abhay A Joglekar convicted him after satisfying himself that the guilty plea was voluntary and unequivocal. Dr Adnanali Sarkar, on The Times of India, and Dr Adnan Ali Sarkar, on Hindustan Times, are not the same spelling. Anaesthesiologist, on The Times of India, and anaesthetist, on Hindustan Times, are not the same word. Age 46 is Hindustan Times. It is not on The Times of India page. Six years of rigorous imprisonment, on The Times of India, and six years' rigorous imprisonment, on Hindustan Times, are not the same phrase. 00:11 IST and 09:04:28 IST are not the same clock. The Indian Express, by Express News Service, Mumbai, Nov. 8, 2026, at 03:11 p.m. IST, reported a special court designated under the National Investigation Agency Act on Saturday sentenced a Pune-based doctor to six years' imprisonment after he pleaded guilty in an ISIS terror module case registered in July 2023. It spells him Adnananali Sarkar. Adnananali, on that page, and Adnanali, on The Times of India, and Adnan Ali, on Hindustan Times, are not the same spelling. Six years' imprisonment, on The Indian Express, does not print rigorous. The Indian Express says special judge Abhay Y Joglekar. Abhay Y, on that page, and Abhay A, on The Times of India and Hindustan Times, are not the same initial. The fine of Rs 65,000 is The Times of India. Hindustan Times prints a fine of ₹ 65,000. Rs and ₹ are not the same symbol. The Indian Express page fetched here does not print the fine.

What the plea was, and when he made it, is not one calendar. The Times of India says he had initially pleaded not guilty when charges were framed, that he later moved an application seeking permission to plead guilty and requested minimum punishment on humanitarian and mitigating grounds, and that he told the court the plea was voluntary after legal advice and without force, coercion, threat, inducement or undue influence. It says he submitted that he is a qualified medical practitioner in anaesthesiology, has no reported criminal antecedents, and has a dependent family, including a wife, four children and aged parents. It quotes the judge that the incarceration had placed an onerous burden on his family, which is facing pecuniary embarrassment. It says the defence sought leniency, the NIA prosecutor left the sentence to the court's discretion, and the judge said the court had satisfied itself that the plea was voluntary and that Sarkar firmly negated any fear, favour or pressure. Hindustan Times says he holds an MBBS and an MD in anaesthesiology from BJ Medical College, Pune, that he pleaded not guilty when charges were framed on June 25, and that on October 28 he sought to change his plea, citing the financial hardship and telling the court that his wife, four children and elderly parents were dependent on him. It says the court gave him seven days to reconsider, that on Friday he reiterated the decision, and that the court recorded the plea was made without any force, coercion, threat, inducement or undue influence. It says the Saturday order noted he was repenting his wrong deeds and had decided to plead guilty keeping his future and that of his family in mind. The Indian Express says he pleaded not guilty when charges were framed on June 25 this year, that on October 28 he moved an application to record a voluntary plea of guilt, and that he sought the minimum sentence on humanitarian and mitigating grounds or asked that the period already spent in jail be treated as the sentence. It says that on October 28 the court gave him seven days, and that on November 6 he remained firm and confirmed the application was his own. November 6, on The Indian Express, and Friday, on Hindustan Times, are not the same printed date. November 6, 2026, was a Friday. June 25 and October 28 are Hindustan Times and The Indian Express. The Times of India page fetched here does not print those dates. MBBS, MD, and BJ Medical College are Hindustan Times. They are not on The Times of India page. No reported criminal antecedents, on The Times of India, and first offence, on The Indian Express, are not the same phrase. The wife, the four children and the parents are not named on any page used here. Hindustan Times says the court awarded separate prison terms ranging from three to six years and that, because the sentences run concurrently, the effective term is six years, with set-off from July 27, 2023. The concurrent range of three to six years is that page. The Times of India says the court granted set-off and that the sentence is six years of rigorous imprisonment. It does not print a concurrent range of three to six in the passage fetched here. The Indian Express says he has been incarcerated since July 27, 2023, and that he asked for the time served to be the sentence. It does not print that the court granted a set-off.

What the agency alleged is not one paragraph. The Times of India says the case was registered by the NIA in July 2023 and that the six accused were involved in recruitment and fund-raising. It names city-based Tabish Siddiqui, Padgha natives Zulfikar Ali Barodawala alias Lalabhai, Sharjeel Shaikh and Aakif Nachan, and Pune-based Zubair Shaikh alias Abu Nusaiba, and says the trial will continue against the remaining accused. It says the judge noted that UAPA Section 13 carries punishment up to five years, that Section 18 has a mandatory minimum of five years and may extend to life, that Sections 20, 38 and 39 do not prescribe a minimum, that Sections 18 and 20 may extend to life, and that Sections 38 and 39 may extend to 10 years with fine. It says he was also being tried for criminal conspiracy related to UAPA offences and for causing disappearance of evidence under Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code, and that he may be sentenced separately under Section 120-B because conspiracy is an independent offence. It says the NIA alleged the accused conducted meetings, created WhatsApp and social media groups, delivered online lectures on radical ideology under the garb of religious preaching, and sought to recruit youth, and that the court referred to allegations that the accused promoted armed jihad, shared material related to weapons and improvised explosive devices, created media content for ISIS-linked publications, and worked on instructions from foreign-based handlers. Those section numbers, and those co-accused names, are The Times of India. They are not on the Hindustan Times page fetched here. Hindustan Times says his name surfaced during a probe into a meeting allegedly held by ISIS operatives in Pune in December 2015, that the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad questioned him in 2016 and did not arrest him then, and that the NIA arrested him from Pune's Kondhwa in July 2023. It says that in December 2023 the agency filed a charge sheet against him and five others, alleging a larger conspiracy with international links and foreign-based ISIS handlers, and that the accused used social media platforms and online lectures to propagate violent jihad, recruit members and promote the outfit's activities. It says the charge sheet referred to material concerning migration to Syria and to the publications Voice of Hind and Voice of Khurasan, and that the trial against the five co-accused will continue. December 2015, 2016, Kondhwa, December 2023, Syria, Voice of Hind and Voice of Khurasan are Hindustan Times. They are not on The Times of India page fetched here. The Indian Express says that before his arrest he was a resident of Pune's Kondhwa and a consulting anaesthetist at a leading private hospital, and that the NIA alleged he had created a WhatsApp group to conduct lectures on jihad and khilafat under the pretext of religious preaching, with the aim of recruiting members. It says the group was also allegedly used to share do-it-yourself kits to train members in manufacturing improvised explosive devices and small weapons. A leading private hospital, khilafat, and those kits are The Indian Express. The hospital is not named. The kits are not described beyond that sentence. The Indian Express quotes the judge that the applicant is incarcerated since July 27, 2023, and that there should be a deterrent message "more especially when it concerns national security being put at stake by such elements." Within the society, on that quotation, and within society, on the Times of India quotation, are not the same phrase. It says the judge noted this was his first offence and that the charges were quite serious, that the court safely inferred the plea was without force, coercion, threat, inducement or undue influence, and that he deserved to be convicted under the Criminal Procedure Code. The Criminal Procedure Code is The Indian Express. It is not the statute line on The Times of India. The six years those pages report is the sentence after the plea. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.