Kidnapping and murder in Chontaccocha
The PCP-SL kidnapped and murdered villagers from Chontaccocha, Santa Rosa, in July 1984, in retaliation for having participated in a census despite Shining Path warnings.
In July 1984, the PCP-SL kidnapped and murdered villagers from Chontaccocha, in the Santa Rosa district. The attack occurred after the villagers participated in a census, despite previous warnings from the PCP-SL against doing so. This event was part of the Shining Path's strategy to punish communities that collaborated with the State or disobeyed its directives. The event is part of the period of maximum violence in the Apurimac River Valley during 1984.