Mumbai: A 25-year-old biker working at a digital marketing company died in a road rage incident near Inorbit Mall in Malad (West) on Saturday morning and the Bangur Nagar police arrested a taxi driver and his passenger in connection with the case.The deceased was identified as Shariq Ansari (25), a resident of Malvani, who was going towards his workplace in Malad (West). Cab driver Satyendra Gupta (28) and passenger Sunil Pal (27), both residents of Laljipada in Kandivali West.Gupta informed the police over the phone that a biker was involved in a fight with them, but before the police could reach the spot, the biker was stabbed. DCP (Zone XI) Sandeep Jadhav said, “The trouble started when the bike rider collided with the cab after the cabbie applied brakes. During the scuffle, the cab driver allegedly took out a sharp object from his vehicle and attacked Ansari. The weapon penetrated Ansari’s chest and the back of the neck. The accused was caught on the spot as he himself had called the police when the fight broke out.”The incident took place between 11 am and 11.30 am near Inorbit Mall below Oswal Metro Station. Police said both Ansari and Gupta were traveling from Malwani towards Andheri via the link road when a heated argument took place near Mith Chowki junction while they were driving. “The verbal altercation quickly escalated as the two kept driving while arguing. The confrontation intensified when they stopped their vehicles near Infinity Mall below Oswal Metro station in Malad and they came to blows after the cab driver got out of his vehicle,” the police officer said.The officer said Ansari was riding behind the taxi and his bike slightly touched the vehicle. After this Gupta stopped his cab and blocked the way for the biker, after which a dispute started. During the argument, Ansari hit the windscreen of the taxi with his helmet and damaged the glass. After this Gupta got angry and stabbed him. Passenger Pal was also involved in this dispute. Hence, both Gupta and Pal were booked,” the officer said. According to police, eyewitnesses intervened and took Ansari to Criticare Hospital in Malad West, where doctors declared him brought dead. “The passenger, who is also an accused in the case, works as a water pump repairman,” police said. Police have seized the weapon which Gupta had used to stab Ansari.