On December 27, Alka, Alok and Sonkar first went to Koparkhairane, where they discussed the plan, after which Alka was dropped at the CST railway station.
Later, Sonkar and Paliwal went to Khopoli, and on the way, they sent a text message to Alka's husband Sanjay from her phone, so that examination of phone call records would indicate that she was in Khopoli.
