‘Doremon’ burglar who mimicked cartoon character arrested in northwest Delhi

A burglar nicknamed "Doremon" was arrested in Delhi, solving 11 cases and recovering stolen property, including a motorcycle.

A serial burglar nicknamed "Doremon" for his peculiar style of lurking around residential colonies and industrial premises to identify targets before striking has been arrested along with his associate in northwest Delhi, an official said on Friday (March 13, 2026).

Dinesh alias Doremon (26), who is also adept at mimicking the famous Japanese cartoon character Doraemon, as per police sources, was apprehended along with Sunny (26) on March 11 during night patrolling near a government bank at Raja Park.

Police said the patrolling team noticed two suspicious men dragging a motorcycle. When the police approached them for questioning, both appeared nervous and attempted to evade the officers but were quickly intercepted.

During the search, a spring-actuated knife was recovered from Dinesh, while the motorcycle found in Sunny's possession was verified to be stolen from the Ashok Vihar area.

Police claimed that with their arrest, they have worked out 11 criminal cases, including multiple burglaries.

"Doremon is a 'bad character' of Ashok Vihar police station and has 17 previous criminal involvements, while Sunny has one previous involvement in a night burglary case," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Akanksha Yadav said.