There is never a dull day on India's many roads, but a riderless motorbike and an SUV ramming through a pharmacy shopfront were unusual even so.

In one incident, video captured the moment a Bullet brand motorbike spooked commuters by riding down the Pune-Nashik highway in Maharashtra without a rider. The distinctly creepy incident happened on Monday 9 August.

A Jeep driver coming in the opposite direction paused to let it pass, after which it made a turn and fell down on its own.

But Pune traffic police said there was nothing mystical about the incident -- the bike's rider had hit a pedestrian a few moments before and fallen off the bike, after which it continued its journey for almost 90m (300 feet) before falling over.

Narayangaon police inspector Prithviraj Tate said the pedestrian, Janardhan Datta, was seriously injured. They had to be taken to hospital and legal action has begun, he said.

In another incident, a pharmacy shop owner and his assistant narrowly dodged an attack by man who rammed his vehicle into their shop repeatedly.

Police sources said the shopkeeper, Hargovind Agarwal, had resisted an extortion attempt by local goon Manoj Mahla, who decided to teach him a lesson.

That turned out to be a mistake as Mahla was later arrested and jailed for his actions.

The incident happened in Mukundgarh in Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan on June 28.

Exactly a month later the shop was again attacked, this time by a mob. Fortunately, Agarwal and another man in the shop escaped without serious injury.

Police are tracing the culprits and investigating if both the incidents are related.

A Bullet brand motorbike went on its own spooking commuters on the Pune-Nashik highway in Maharashtra on Monday. Coming from the opposite direction, a jeep driver paused to let it pass after which it made a turn and fell down on its own. Pune traffic police said there was nothing  mystical about the incident. The motorbike rider had hit a pedestrian a few moments ago and fallen off the bike following which it continued its journey for almost 300 feet on the highway before falling off. Narayangaon police inspector Prithviraj Tate said the pedestrian Janardhan Datta was injured seriously and had to be shifted to a hospital. Legal action has been initiated, he informed.

A medical shop owner and his assistant narrowly dodged a murderous attack by an angry man who rammed his car into the shop repeatedly. Police sources said the shopkeeper (Hargovind Agarwal) had resisted an extortion attempt by a local goon (Manoj Mahla), who had decided to teach him a lesson. Mahla was arrested following a complaint from Agarwal and put him in jail. The incident happened in Mukundgarh of Jhunjhunu district in the state of Rajasthan on June 28. On July 28, the shop again came under attack by a mob. Agarwal and another man in shop came under attack but escaped serious injuries. Police officer Ramswaroop Barala are tracing the culprits and investigating if both the incidents are related.