Overview

• WhatsApp messages sent to parents of sixth-grade students threatened to kill a child and detonate explosives if the demands were reported to police.
• Reports differ on the extortion sums, with some citing S/60 per student in two installments and another outlet citing a demand of 1,000 soles.
• The school, in coordination with UGEL 04 and DRELM, shifted instruction to virtual from September 23 to 26, with in-person classes scheduled to resume on September 29.
• Security for student entry and exit will be reinforced by the local police station and Carabayllo serenazgo through the end of the year.
• Parents demanded protective measures, and outlets reported conflicting group names—“Los D.E.S.A.” and “Deza Nueva Generación”—leaving the perpetrators’ identity unresolved.