The Jammu and Kashmir Police will produce witnesses including Senior Superintendent of Police (crime branch) Ramesh Jalla in the brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl at Kathua in January this year before the district and sessions judge on Monday, officials said.

The court, which is hearing the case on directions of the Supreme Court, had issued summons to some of the prosecution witnesses who failed to appear on Friday as it was served late.

Jalla, who headed the investigation, along with three other witnesses will be appearing before the court tomorrow after the district and sessions judge had expressed his displeasure over the absence of witnesses on Friday and had issued directions to him for his personal appearance on Monday.