Ashiana police in Lucknow arrested Roshan Singh on suspicion of attempting to break into the Sector-N State Bank of India ATM to steal cash.[1][2][3][4] The arrest was made at about 12:50 a.m. on the night of 11-12 November 2026 during a night patrol.[5] Police identified the suspect as Roshan Singh, son of the late Pramod Kumar alias Abhay Singh.[5] Police said he was from Chapla, Hussainabad, in Palamu, Jharkhand, and was living in a rented house of Manoj Thakur in Kailash Vihar, Amausi, under Sarojini Nagar police station.[1]

Police said the suspect first tried to break into the ATM on the night of 10-11 November 2026 and fled when he heard a police vehicle’s hooter.[5][2][4] A theft case, FIR No. 300/2026 under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 303(2) and 324(4), was first registered against an unknown person on the complaint of Arvind Kumar Shukla.[5] The complaint was made by Arvind Kumar Shukla, a lawyer for the ATM maintenance company.[4] A search recovered an iron rod and pipe used to break ATMs, along with a keyboard, camera and wires removed from the ATM.[5][3] Officers also recovered 1 kg 100 g (1.1 kg) of ganja from his possession.[1][3]

Police added Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita section 317(2) to the theft case and registered a separate case under Sections 8/20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.[5] The accused was being produced before the court for further legal proceedings.[5] Police then sent him to jail.[1] Police said several cases were already registered against him at Sarojininagar and Para police stations in Lucknow and at Soharamau police station in Unnao district.[5] Cases were also registered against him at Ashiana police station, and he had already been to jail in those cases.[1]