As the incident dragged on and witnesses watched the pair struggle, York Regional Police were called and arrived on the scene.

In spite of being asked by her to let her father go, Mudeen said the off-duty officer refused to do so.

When officers arrived on scene, they arrested Hameed, for mischief, for allegedly “damaging a vehicle”, which Nicolle identified as a grey SUV.

She indicated following his arrest, more information was garnered, leading to Hameed being released without charge, while officers carry on with the investigation.

“We are continuing to interview witnesses and are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident and who have not yet spoken with police to come forward,” Nicolle said.

When asked why the other man, who appears to be assaulting Hameed in the photo, was not arrested, Nicolle said police worked off the information made available to them at the time before re-evaluating.

“We have a number of different witnesses to interview,” she said, indicating they need more information before understanding exactly what’s occurred.

Toronto police were unable to respond to a request for a comment or further information about the off-duty police officer involved by press time.

Najamudeen said when YRP officers arrived, “the off-duty officer came forward, took out his wallet and statted his division to YRP. YRP then handcuffed my father and put him in the cruiser. I mentioned he could get a heart attack because I could see it in his face.”

Her father did pass out from the stress of the situation, but was revived.

After a visit to hospital to be checked out to make sure he was OK, Hameed was resting at home on Wednesday.

“He’s doing good, he’s at home resting,” said Najamudeen.