CCI probing Android abuse allegation against Google

Charge against search engine giant similar to EU case

The Competition Commission of India is looking into accusations that Google is abusing its popular Android mobile operating system to block its rivals, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

The anti-trust commission has for the past six months been reviewing a case similar to one Google faced in Europe that led to a fine of €4.34 billion by anti-trust regulators last year, three of the sources said. Google, an unit of Alphabet Inc, has challenged that order.