Murder of Cosme Rios, leader of the ronderos
Cosme Ríos, head of the ronderos of the Siusa annex, and another member of the defense force were killed by alleged subversives in Ingenio, Huancayo. The attack was part of a series of violent actions in several localities in the area.
Cosme Ríos, head of the ronderos of the Siusa annex, was killed along with another member of the defense force there by presumed subversives. This attack was part of a series of violent actions that also took place in the towns of Paccha, Tiso, Suytucancha and Ñahuinpuquio during the same period. The assassination occurred in the context of the end of the cycle of violence in the region, when the subversive forces had been heavily beaten but were still carrying out actions against the peasant patrols and local authorities.