JOHOR BARU: Seven men were charged in the Sessions Court here with starting a fire which destroyed a row of eight houses in Kampung Semangat, Tampoi, early this month.
A. Prakash Rao, 23, R. Munusvaran, 20, D. Selvam, 20, K. Arul, 21, M. Siva, 23, K. Annamalai, 26, and T. Jayaprakash, 22, were jointly charged under Section 436 of the Penal Code which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
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