Man who stripped naked on MRT train gets arrested

Commuters ride on the Singapore Mass Rapid transit (SMRT) train in Singapore on January 12, 2010

Police have arrested a 32-year-old Singaporean who stripped completely naked while on board an MRT train moving along the North-South Line on Thursday evening.

A police spokesperson said that at 7:05pm on Thursday they received a call requesting for assistance along Yishun Avenue 2 and later that night they arrested the man for committing an obscene act.

Police investigations into the incident are ongoing.

A photo of the naked man was widely circulated on social media on Friday.

According to media reports, SMRT said that the commuter was travelling from Bukit Batok towards Khatib.

SMRT was alerted to the incident after another commuter pressed the emergency communication button on the train at 6:54pm.

A staff member later boarded the train at Khatib to take the commuter away.

Many people who have seen the photo of the naked man on the train have speculated that he might be suffering from a mental illness.