Throw exception from Called function to the Caller Function's Catch Block

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internal static string ReadCSVFile(string filePath)
{
    try
    {
        ...
        ...
    }
    catch(FileNotFoundException ex)
    {
        throw ex;
    }
    catch(Exception ex)
    {
        throw ex;
    }
    finally
    {
        ...
    }
}


//Reading File Contents

public void ReadFile()
{
    try
    {
        ...
        ReadCSVFile(filePath);
        ...
    }
    catch(FileNotFoundException ex)
    {
        ...
    }
    catch(Exception ex)
    {
        ...
    }
}

Here in the above code sample, I have two functions ReadFile and ReadCSVFile. In the ReadCSVFile, I get an exception of type FileNotFoundException, which gets caught in the catch(FileNotFoundException) block. But when I throw this exception to be caught in the catch(FileNotFoundException) of the ReadFile Function, it gets caught in the catch(Exception) block rather than catch(FileNotFoundException). Moreover, while debugging, the value of the ex says as Object Not Initialized. How can I throw the exception from the called function to the caller function's catch block without losing the inner exception or atleast the exception message?