Legend has it that the police soon discovered that the recovered
motorcycle was missing. It was later discovered at the scene of the
accident, and brought back to the station. Suspecting that it had been
taken by relatives of the deceased, they emptied the tank of petrol and
removed the chain, but once again the vehicle disappeared and showed up
at the accident spot.
Fearing occult forces, the police returned the bike to Om Singh’s
family, who allegedly sold it to a man in Gujarat, but it soon
reappeared at the site of the accident, 400 km away. The new owner
apparently didn’t want it back after that.
Stories of the disappearing motorcycle spread like wildfire, and
many people became convinced that both the Royal Enfield and its
deceased rider were deities to be worshiped. They soon built a small
temple at the site of the accident, with a shrine for Om Singh Rathore
and a protective glass case for the bike. Nowadays, thousands of people
from all over Rajasthan come to the Bullet Baba Temple to worship the
unusual deities and ask for various favors.