India, June 29 -- Escalating its battle with the Competition Commission of India (CCI), Apple has accused the antitrust regulator's investigation team of "copy-pasting" allegations made by rival companies instead of conducting an independent probe into its App Store practices.

As per a Reuters report, Apple has asked the CCI to set aside an antitrust investigation that found the company had abused its position in the iOS app ecosystem, arguing that the findings relied largely on competitors' submissions rather than the regulator's own analysis.

The company also rejected claims of market dominance, saying it holds less than 6% of India's smartphone market, and warned that changes to its App Store policies could undermine its business mod...