Four friends accused of breaking into shops allegedly changed clothes and fled in different directions to evade police. CCTV footage, image analysis and the Railways’ facial recognition system helped investigators identify them, with probe widening to other thefts across city

The incident occurred at around 7.30 pm in the western circulating area of Kandivali Railway Station, where CTI Priya Ambavade, attached to Kandivali, was carrying out her regular ticket-checking duty