SHOCKING footage shows the moment a naked man is tackled to the floor by furious Tube passengers.
The man, who was wearing headphones and a white t-shirt, dropped his trousers in the middle of a packed carriage in London yesterday.
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Stunned commuters watched on as the chaotic scene unfolded on the District Line at around 3.30pm.
The naked man began yelling as the train stopped at Upton Park before video showed him dropping his trousers and holding his belt.
Repulsive footage shows him with his privates fully on show, sparking concern from passengers including families with children on school summer holidays.
One brave man then stood up and firmly told him: “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 more courageous members of the public decided to make a move.
With no sign of help, other furious commuters took matters into their own hands with the man still exposed as children sat nearby.
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 heroic strangers.
As the Tube pulled into East Ham station, the naked man was unceremoniously carried on to the platform and dumped to the floor.
He was then pinned down once more as the commuters tried to alert staff.
The suspect’s belt was taken off him and hurled away on the platform by an angry commuter.
Bewildered onlookers waiting for the tube watched on as the chaotic scenes unfolded in broad daylight.
British Transport Police have said they are investigating the incident.
The suspect has been detained under the mental health act.
A spokesman said: “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.”
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