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Pvt co MD nabbed for service tax fraud

PTI

An industrialist has been held for failing to deposit service tax collected from his clients to the Government. Vinay Sirsat, MD of Windsor Management Consultants, was arrested on July 5, a Government official told PTI on Saturday. He was produced before a local court, which sent him to judicial custody, the official said.  As  per   rules, if someone collects service tax and doesn’t deposit it to the Government beyond a period of 6 months, which is a cognisable offence and he/she can be held if the amount is more than Rs 2 crore.