India's foreign ministry said on Friday that bribery allegations against billionaire Gautam Adani by U.S. authorities is a legal matter between private firms and the U.S. Department of Justice and that New Delhi is not involved in the case at this point.

The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Friday said the allegations against the Adani Group top executives were a legal matter involving private firms and individuals and the US Department of Justice.

India on Friday responded to the charges filed by US prosecutors against industrialist Gautam Adani and several others, clarifying that it is a legal matter involving private firms and individuals, as well as the US Department of Justice.

By Dhwani Pandya, Shilpa Jamkhandikar and Shivam Patel MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The finance chief of India's Adani Group on Friday rejected U.S. allegations that executives, including Chairman Gautam Adani,

Following the charges of bribery and fraud filed by US prosecutors against industrialist Gautam Adani and others, India stated on Friday that the matter pertains to legal proceedings involving private companies and individuals,

India on Friday said the indictment of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani by US prosecutors is a "legal matter" involving private firms, individuals and the US Department of Justice and that New Delhi was not informed about the case in advance.

US prosecutors charged Gautam Adani with involvement in plan to allegedly pay over $250 million in bribes to government officials in India for solar contracts.