AN arsonist was jailed for 18 months and had his driving licence revoked by a judge at Harrow Crown Court yesterday.

Karthikesu Vimalakanthan, 28, from Perivale, was sentenced for arson after he set fire to a silver Nissan Micra in Blawith Road, Harrow, on Friday, September 28.

The court also ruled that if Vimalakanthan, of Bilton Road, commits a crime in the two years after he is released, he will be re-sentenced and sent back to prison