Mangaluru: Private firm MD arrested for evading Rs. 1.38 crore service tax

April 28, 2016

Mangaluru, Apr 27: Officers of the Central Excise and Service Tax Commissionerate, Mangaluru, have arrested a managing director of a private firm for alleged service tax evasion of over Rs. 1.38 crore.

The managing director was arrested on Tuesday and produced before N. Sunil Kumar Singh, Principal Senior Civil Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mangaluru, who remanded him in judicial custody for 14 days.

The firm was providing clearing and forwarding services, steamer agency services and custom house agency services, according to a release by Central Excise Commissioner M. Subramanyam here on Wednesday.

The firm, though was providing taxable services, had failed to discharge the appropriate service tax liability.

The service provider has not been crediting the service tax collected from the customers to the government.

“The firm has not been complying with even the basic provisions of the statute. They have will-fully mis-declared the value of taxable services or declared the value as nil in spite of providing taxable services of substantial value,” the release said.

The service tax collected but not paid to the government exchequer for more than six months exceeded Rs. 1 crore, the release said.

“It constituted an offence under Section 89(1)(d) of the Finance Act, 1994 thereby attracting imprisonment extending to seven years in terms of Section 89(1)(ii) of the Act. Further, such offences shall be cognisable as per Section 90 of the Finance Act,” the release said.

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haha Mr Rikaz. media can publish only if department gives name. if they secretly arrest and then send press releases without name what can these poor people can do?

Media doesn't want to publish MD's name...must have paid goosa???

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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