Bharti Airtel has increased its stake in Indus Towers to 48.95% after acquiring 1% from Vodafone Group, which sold nearly 20% of its shares. The transaction involved 2.695 crore shares bought by Airtel on the market, bringing its total stake to 48.95%. The move follows Vodafone’s reported sale of 53.3 crore Indus Towers shares for Rs 17,065 crore.