Activist hedge fund PrimeStone, which was founded by three former partners from The Carlyle Group, had a 8.43 percent stake in KCom.

Europe-focused activist Teleios Capital increased its stake in KCom to 10.13 percent from 6.01 percent, a separate filing showed.

(Reporting by Noor Zainab Hussain in Bengaluru, editing by Maiya Keidan in London)