India, Feb. 18 -- A 47-year-old man was killed in an alleged road rage incident in Vasai on Monday night after confronting a two-wheeler rider for travelling in the wrong direction, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Shafiq Sheikh, a resident of Nalasopara. The Manikpur police have registered a murder case and are working to identify the rider, officers said.

According to police, Sheikh was standing on Ambadi Road around 9.30 pm on Monday when the two-wheeler rider was heading towards Panchvati Hotel against the flow of traffic on a one-way street. Fearing a possible accident, Sheikh reportedly stopped the two-wheeler rider and questioned him why he was riding in the wrong direction.

Eyewitnesses told the police the rider...