According to the police, it was Surinder and Dolly who brokered the deal. They allegedly spoke to Mongolpuri resident Hem Chand to get Kunzom killed. It was Mishra who got Chand and his men -- dressed as guards into the Jai Mata Di farmhouse, said senior police officials.

Mishra allegedly told the police that Kunzom was becoming `unhandleable' for his uncle. She knew too much about his deals, and, despite giving her a house in Hauz Khas and a Pajero for her father, she kept demanding more. Killing her was the only way to stop the demands, Mishra allegedly told the police.

Tejinder Virdi (Dolly) and Jaspreet Virdi (Sonu) were produced in court at around 3.30 p.m. today. They have been remanded to judicial custody till April 8. A case of murder and criminal conspiracy has been registered against them. A senior police official said, ``Dolly was definitely a part of the conspiracy, and had a major role in the planning of Kunzom's murder. Sonu was merely her accomplice.''

The sleepy corridors of the Patiala House courts were buzzing with activity again today when Sharma's `rahki sisters' Dolly and Sonu were produced in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate V.K. Khanna. Scores of people gathered to have a glance of the two.

The sisters quick-marched into the courtroom with the Mehrauli police station officials, all the while hiding their faces behind their dupattas. Once inside the court room, Dolly -- a law graduate took charge. She repeatedly prompted her lawyer Navin Kumar Matta and kept prompting him about the mistakes the police made.

``They did not bring any warrant when they came to arrest us. There was no evidence against us,'' she said, which her counsel duly submitted to the magistrate. The defence complained that the police had not provided them with any arrest memo. ``We are not aware of the sections under which my clients have been booked,'' said defence counsel.

The magistrate asked the investigating officer to show the arrest memo and the FIR. The IO also informed the magistrate that the police had recovered a cellular phone from the two sisters.

``How can they arrest anyone just on the basis of somebody's statement. Tomorrow if the same person takes your name in front of the police, you will also get arrested,'' said Dolly.

Sonu was more subdued. She admitted to going to the Chattarpur farmhouse. ``We had gone for puja and we did not see Kunzom there,'' she said.

But both denied that Sharma had sent them there. ``We had gone as a part of our daily routine. Nobody told us to go there,'' said Dolly. They did say that they would visit Sharma regularly in jail. ``We are his party workers, therefore we felt responsible.''

IN BOX
Romesh Sharma, who was produced in the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate R.K. Gauba, was today allowed to perform the last rites of his `wife' Kunzom. He was allowed to perform the ceremony in the judicial lockup for ten minutes. Sharma and nine other accused were brought to the court in connection with the helicopter case. The accused included Kunzom's brother Navin Budhiraj and Sharma's accomplice -- Vinod Kumar Luthra.