A Mysuru-based tech entrepreneur allegedly shot useless his spouse and certainly one of his sons earlier than taking his personal life in New Citadel, Washington, the place the household lived, on April 24.
The deceased are Harshavardhana S Kikkeri, 57, who was CEO of HoloWorld, a robotics firm headquartered in Mysuru’s Vijayanagar Third Stage; Shwetha Panyam, 44, his spouse and co-founder of HoloWorld; and their 14-year-old son. The couple’s youthful son survived the incident.
Based on the King County Sheriff’s Workplace, deputies who responded to a 911 name found three our bodies inside Harsha’s residence. The motive behind the crime is but to be revealed.
Harsha was initially from Kikkeri village in Mandya district. A graduate of Sri Jayachamarajendra Faculty of Engineering in Mysuru, he had labored with Microsoft within the US, specialising in robotics. In 2017, he and Shwetha returned to India and co-founded HoloWorld. The corporate closed its operations in 2022.
The corporate made headlines in 2018 for creating HoloSuit, an progressive, wi-fi, full-body movement seize swimsuit. With purposes in sports activities, training, healthcare, and extra, HoloWorld’s merchandise have been exported globally, together with to the US, the UK, and Israel. Shwetha served as the corporate’s chairperson.
Harsha’s work gained recognition on the nationwide degree—he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pitch utilizing robots for border safety. He was additionally energetic in The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) group and sometimes delivered talks on robotics and innovation.
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