Panchkula, June 25 -- A local court has allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to examine Naresh Kumar, the then superintendent in the office of the director, development and panchayat, Haryana, in connection with the alleged misappropriation of Rs.645-crore government funds maintained with IDFC First Bank.

Naresh is currently lodged in Central Jail, Ambala. The CBI informed the court that several pieces of evidence had emerged during the course of the investigation and that the accused was required to be examined in relation to those findings. The agency sought permission for a team comprising deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Abhinav Khare, superintendent of police (SP) Navin Kumar Soni and assistant superintendent of...