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. Allowing the application, the court of duty magistrate, Panchkula, directed that the examination may be conducted after giving advance notice to the accused or his counsel and providing a reasonable opportunity to the counsel to remain present during the proceedings. Naresh was arrested by the enforcement directorate on June 10 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. According to the agency, proceeds of crime amounting to about Rs.1.20 crore were transferred to bank accounts belonging to Naresh and his family members. htc...