Anger in remote parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir as three die in army custody

Supporters of Jammu Kashmir National Conference (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Anger is spreading in remote parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir after three civilians died while in army custody, officials and residents have said.

Locals said the Indian army detained at least eight civilians on Friday for questioning, a day after rebels fighting against Indian rule ambushed two army vehicles in the southern Poonch district, killing four soldiers and wounding three others.