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TUBE “vigilantes” who took the law into their own hands and “assaulted” a naked man could be facing arrest.
The man, who was wearing headphones and a white t-shirt, dropped his trousers in the middle of a packed carriage in London on Friday.
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Stunned commuters watched on as the chaotic scene unfolded on the District Line at around 3.30pm.
The naked man – who has since been detained under the mental health act – began yelling as the train stopped at Upton Park before video showed him dropping his trousers and holding his belt.
Footage shows him with his genitals on show, sparking concern from passengers including families with children on summer holidays from school.
With no sign of help, furious commuters took matters into their own hands with the man “exposing himself” as children sat nearby.
It led to an altercation on the Tube involving at least four other men, which ended as the train pulled into East Ham station.
British Transport Police confirmed no arrests had been made but said an investigation is still ongoing into alleged “assaults by a number of other passengers”.
BTP also told The Sun they were still looking for witnesses to shed more light on the situation as the probe continues.
Detectives are probing whether the vigilantes committed any criminal offences in the confrontation after the man refused to pull up his trousers.
The naked man was carried on to the platform and put on the floor by some passengers as well as an off-duty cop.
He was initially arrested by the off-duty police officer before later being “detained under the mental health act”, said BTP.
A BTP spokeswoman told The Sun: “Officers were called to reports of a man exposing himself on the District Line at East Ham Underground station at around 3.30pm yesterday.
“The man had been assaulted by a number of other passengers and was initially arrested by an off duty officer, before being detained under the mental health act and taken to hospital where he remains.
“An investigation into the incident is ongoing.”
Social media users were quick to respond to the footage after it circulated online with viewers left very divided.
One social media user said: “And people wonder why bystanders are reluctant to get involved…”
Another wrote: “Ridiculous waste of police time.”
However, a third posted: “It was obvious that the man had mental health difficulties.”
And a fourth agreed in a tweet which read: “It’s clear to anyone that he was unwell.”
TUBE CHAOS
During the shocking scenes, one passenger stood up and firmly told the naked man: “You need to get off the train.”
But the naked man, still with trousers round his ankles, lashed back, he shouted “f*** off!” and refused to leave or cover up his bottom or genitals.
The commuter replied: “What do you mean f*** off. You need to get off the f***ing train. Now. There are kids on here!”
The naked man appears increasingly aggressive before other members of the public decided to make a move.
A group of men surrounded the man, demanding: “Pull your f***ing trousers up!”
But the man appeared to lash out, swinging his belt as a violent scuffle erupted.
He appeared to be punched and kicked before being wrestled to the floor.
Footage then shows the naked man pinned down with his arm twisted behind his back as passengers shouted: “We’ve got to get him off!”
Shocked witnesses watched on as he was pinned to the floor of the carriage by the strangers.
After being carried off, he was pinned down on the platform once more as bewildered onlookers watched the chaos unfold in broad daylight.
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