MUMBAI, May 4 -- A notorious and habitual chain snatcher and thief with more than 15 cases registered against him was arrested at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) on Saturday. Dubbed by police as 'most wanted', Shrikesh Jai Prakash Maurya, 31, is a native of Uttar Pradesh (UP). He would ride the trains from UP to Mumbai, snatch the chains of co-passengers, and return to UP to duck the police. It's a tactic that had railway police units across the state looking for him, said police sub-inspector (detection) VR Shinde, with the Government Railway Police of the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Railway Police. During a search, helmed by senior police inspector Jabbar Tamboli, police recovered gold jewellery worth Rs.2.88 lakhs from Maurya. Police said he has been arrested in connection with three chain snatchings and luggage thefts committed within a month-all committed after his release from jail four months ago. The accused employs a cunning modus operandi. He would enter railway stations posing as a passenger, armed with a ticket. The moment an opportunity arose, he would snatch a chain from a passenger's neck and, instead of fleeing across the platform, would jump onto the railway tracks. He would run past three or four coaches, re-enter the train, and exit from a different point. According to police, it is a manoeuvre that allowed him to evade detection by CCTV cameras. The investigation also revealed that Maurya was leading a double life. He is married to two women - one in Govandi, Mumbai, while the other in Uttar Pradesh. According to police sources, Maurya committed these crimes primarily to support both his wives and also to fund his drug addiction....