The attack was filmed when the driver of the car refused to get out of the vehicle in Camden, north London.
The policeman and a second officer have been placed on restricted duties.
The IPCC has announced it is assessing whether to independently investigate the incident or supervise a Scotland Yard professional standards probe.
The incident, which took place at 17:00 BST on Friday, was circulated on social media on Saturday.
Leon Fontana, 25, told the Press Association he was the driver and the person who filmed the footage.
A Met Police statement on Sunday said: “Although the investigation is in its early stages, it has been established that the officers stopped the vehicle based on information relating to a man who is of interest to police.
“On conclusion of the incident, the officers identified that the driver was not the man in question and he was not arrested.”
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The attack was filmed when the driver of the car refused to get out of the vehicle in Camden, north London.
The policeman and a second officer have been placed on restricted duties.
The IPCC has announced it is assessing whether to independently investigate the incident or supervise a Scotland Yard professional standards probe.
The incident, which took place at 17:00 BST on Friday, was circulated on social media on Saturday.
Leon Fontana, 25, told the Press Association he was the driver and the person who filmed the footage.
A Met Police statement on Sunday said: “Although the investigation is in its early stages, it has been established that the officers stopped the vehicle based on information relating to a man who is of interest to police.
“On conclusion of the incident, the officers identified that the driver was not the man in question and he was not arrested.”
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