Ludhiana, Feb. 14 -- In a stern order, the court of special judge Amrinder Singh has granted Ludhiana police a final deadline of February 20 to identify cops allegedly caught on camera while accepting bribes, warning that failure to comply would invite contempt proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

Holding that the continued failure to comply with its directions prima facie amounted to civil contempt under Section 2(b) of the Act, the court observed that the conduct of the police reflected '"wilful and intentional disobedience' of repeated judicial orders issued over the past year.

Inspector Nardev Singh, station house officer of Division Number 3 police station, appeared before the court and submitted a status report stat...