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,

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs clarified that the US allegations against Adani executives are legal matters concerning private entities.

India's government responds to bribery allegations against billionaire Gautam Adani, stating it's a legal issue involving private firms and the U.S. Department of Justice. Adani Group denies the charges,

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.

Reports of summons had surfaced in the media after a five-count criminal indictment was unsealed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The Adani Group last week denied all allegations as baseless and said it would seek legal recourse to defend itself.

Adani, 62, one of Asia’s richest men, was thrust into the spotlight last week when U.S. prosecutors in New York charged him and seven of his associates with securities fraud.

(Reuters) -Indian billionaire Gautam Adani oversees a sprawling conglomerate with activities spanning construction of airports to supply of electricity and the sale of cooking oil. U.S. authorities have accused Adani,

Adani has been charged by U.S. federal prosecutors with defrauding investors for a solar energy project in India.

The Indian External Affairs Ministry refuted media claims about US summons for Adani Group's Gautam Adani in a bribery case. No official US request has been received. The Adani Group denied allegations,

Some nations and investors have either scrapped deals or halted investments in the Adani Group, after the United States indicted its billionaire chairman Gautam Adani for alleged bribery and fraud to win contracts for a group company,

India's lower house of parliament suspended proceedings for a second day on Wednesday after disruption by lawmakers calling for a discussion of U.S. accusations of bribery and fraud against the ports-to-power Adani Group.