India's antitrust watchdog orders probe into Google in smart TVs suit


A man stands in front of a screen during a Google event in New Delhi India September 27 2016. REUTERSAdnan AbidiFiles

A man stands in front of a screen during a Google event in New Delhi, India September 27, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/Files

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's antitrust watchdog on Tuesday ordered an investigation into allegations that Alphabet Inc's Google abused its Android operating system's position in the country's smart television market.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI), which last year began looking into a case filed by two lawyers against the U.S. tech giant, said its initial review found Google had breached certain anti-competitive laws.

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