The home is owned by Avraham Cohen, the President of the Samanta Roy Institute of Science and Technology. Police say they do not believe Cohen is directly involved, but other members of his group may be.
The raid came after a young woman was assaulted inside the home. She was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, including internal injuries.
A secretive group in Shawano won’t be protected under bankruptcy law any more.
Court records show the Samanta Roy Institute of Science and Technology owes over $13 million to a list of various creditors.
More than three months after police announced they had a person of interest in custody for making threats against 60 Shawano-area residents, investigators have offered little about their efforts to solve the case.
Meanwhile the Samanta Roy Institute of Science and Technology is facing growing financial problems.
A small town in Wisconsin is rattled by a supposed hit list allegedly sent by someone associated with a secretive group SIST.
For 30-plus years the group has been led by a man once named Rama Behera, now called Dr. Avraham Cohen.
The group says it’s an educational non-profit, but over the years news reports, public records and former members have characterized it as a religious cult, a charge a lawyer for the group strongly denied.
The Samanta Roy Institute of Science and Technology this month became more than a curiosity when Shawano residents learned that a member of the group is suspected of putting together a written threat against 60 people in the community. A Canadian businessman who has financial dealings with the group provided the list and has turned police informant.
The threats implied that the group wanted people causing them problems “taken care of,” Shawano police Chief Ed Whealon said.