India, Aug. 2 -- A Delhi Police constable opened fire following a high-speed chase near Asiad Village in Hauz Khas early Thursday, after three men on a motorcycle-allegedly behind a string of burglaries-attacked him with iron rods.

The accused - Sikander Singh (30), Darshan Singh (25), and Vijender Singh (18) - were arrested after constable Kartar, posted at Malviya Nagar police station, spotted them behaving suspiciously around 4am near Shivalik Road, one of several neighbourhoods recently hit by a spate of burglaries. When he tried to stop them, they sped off, forcing Kartar to pursue them on his motorcycle for nearly 30 minutes till the chase abruptly ended near Khel Gaon.

There, the trio lost control of their bike and fell. In a bid...