BENGALURU (Reuters) - Nestle India's second-quarter profit fell nearly 9% on Thursday, as the packaged food maker grappled with higher raw material prices.

The Indian arm of Swiss food major Nestle reported profit before exceptional items and tax of 10.21 billion rupees for the second quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with 11.16 billion rupees a year earlier.

(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Chennai)