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Shocking video shows the moment a half-naked Briton lunges at a passing motorcyclist and bites him in a mad rampage, before being taken away by police.
The man, believed to be from the Royal Navy, was with a group of other Britons in Chennai, southeast India, when he began his bizarre attack on commuters, local media report.
He was reportedly a member of the crew of one of two ships that were anchored nearby for maintenance and made a trip to Royapettah with his fellow sailors.
He appeared to be intoxicated as he ran through the busy street, biting people at random, while passers-by desperately tried to subdue the attacker.
Even as police responded to the incident, the man managed to escape and continued to wreak havoc.
He is seen running away from the cops before jumping on an unsuspecting man who is stuck in traffic on his moped.
This is the moment a half-naked man lunges at a passing motorcyclist before appearing to bite him.
The man is pulled from the moped by police officers and taken away
The topless man is shoved by a group of officers and thrown against a metal fence.
Two other men, one wearing orange and the other whose shirt is torn, apparently try to intervene.
The biter appears to bite the man’s shoulder – before police chase him down and take him away.
The topless man is shoved by a group of officers and thrown against a metal fence.
Two other men, who have a British accent, apparently try to intervene, one of them dressed in an orange t-shirt trying to reach his friend who the police are pinning down by the hair.
Another partially naked man, whose shirt was torn from his body with pieces of fabric hanging off him, appears to be trying to reason with his friend.
He tries to push the man in orange away and begs him: “Leave it, leave it, leave it… Toby, they’re not going to let this go, buddy.”
After apparently convincing him to leave their friend, the man, who also appears drunk, then asks: “Do you have his bag?” adding: “We’ll get our hands on Dean when we get back.”
One of the men, whose shirt has been torn off, appears to be reasoning with his friend.
Several police officers surround the man and hold him on the ground as he tries to flee.
Police are seen pinning the man against a fence and pulling him by his hair.
The police continue to drag the man who lashed out by his hair, refusing to let him go.
Indian media reports that two foreign nationals were under the influence of alcohol when they caused a ruckus on a busy street in the Royapettah district.
The men reportedly visited a shopping center and got into an argument with an individual before chaos ensued.
One of the men allegedly took off his t-shirt completely before running into the street, causing havoc.
Police reportedly questioned the men, but no case was registered.
The Tamil Nadu Police and the Ministry of Defense have been contacted for comments.
