Jalandhar, Feb. 19 -- The Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Wednesday caught a naib court red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs.8,000 in Kapurthala.

The accused, identified as Rajinder Singh, is posted with the Kapurthala sub-divisional magistrate (SDM).

A naib court is a policeman who acts as a liaison between local police stations, jail authorities and the court having the jurisdiction of a particular area.

The VB spokesperson said Rajinder was arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of Nakodar.

He said the complainant, a labourer by profession, stated that he and his friend were arrested in a case under Section 128 BNSS (earlier Section 109 CrPC) and produced before the court of Kapurthala SDM.

Subsequently, the complainant w...