How many persons are sitting in the row?

STEP I: Naman sits exactly at the middle of the row and faces north. Jiggi and Karthik both are sitting second to the left and second to the right of Naman respectively. As per this statement, the arrangement will look like this: STEP II: Ajay sits second to the right of Jiggi and faces the same direction as Jiggi. As per this statement, the arrangement will look like this: STEP IV: Gagan sits fourth to the right of Hemant and at the one of the ends of the row. Gagan faces the same direction as Hemant faces. As per these statements, the arrangement will look like this: STEP VI: Karthik faces the north direction. Kamal sits second from the left end of the row and doesn't faces south. As per these statements, the arrangement will look like this: