MRTA subversive attack on Pichanaki police post
On May 18, 1992, some 150 MRTA subversives attacked the police post in Pichanaki, causing 1 death and 3 wounded among the Sinchis. This attack was part of the MRTA offensive in the central jungle during 1992.
Approximately 150 MRTA subversives attacked the Pichanaki police post on May 18, 1992. The attack resulted in 1 sinchi killed and 3 wounded. This action was part of MRTA's strategy to carry out major operations in the central jungle, after having unsuccessfully attempted to take Pichanaki in December 1991 and April 1992. The May 1992 attack was part of a series of military actions that MRTA carried out in the Chanchamayo and Satipo area during that period.