Days after Harshavardhana S Kikkeri, a tech entrepreneur from Karnataka, allegedly shot lifeless his spouse and considered one of his sons earlier than taking his personal life in Washington state, US, his buddy in Mysuru Wednesday expressed his shock over the deaths.
Harshavardhana S Kikkeri, 57, who was the CEO of HoloWorld, a robotics firm headquartered in Mysuru city, reportedly shot Shwetha Panyam, 44, his spouse and co-founder of HoloWorld, and their 14-year-old son. Whereas the incident occurred on April 24 in Newcastle, Washington, the police within the US city are but to disclose the motive behind his actions.
Talking to The Indian Categorical, Bhaskar Kalale, Chairman, EqualizeRCM mentioned Kikkeri was a really lively tech-savvy buddy. “The final time I met him was in Mysuru a few yr in the past. He was very promising, clever, and had completed a number of issues. The truth is, cricketer Yuvraj Singh had funded his organisation and likewise was the model ambassador,” added Kalale, who can be the president of the Mysuru chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE).
“Many from the enterprise fraternity in Mysuru thought that he was juggling between the US and Mysuru and by no means knew he had shifted his household,” Kalale mentioned.
Kalale mentioned Kikkeri, additionally a TEDx speaker, used to ship a number of talks in Mysuru about know-how and innovation.
Whereas none of Kikkeri’s members of the family lived in Mysuru, HoloWorld was headquartered within the city’s Vijayanagar Third Stage space. He additionally ran a coaching centre for robotics in Mysuru.
Talking to the media, the proprietor of the constructing the place Kikkeri had his workplace mentioned he began it in 2018, nevertheless it was shut down after 2022. The coaching centre for robotics was additionally shut, however the HoloWorld operated from Mysuru and the US. “He was a really reserved one that spoke much less however was very humble,” the constructing proprietor added.
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In the meantime, Brandyn Hull, spokesperson of the sheriff in King County, Washington, informed the media they’re investigating whether or not the deaths have been a murder-suicide. “An investigation corresponding to this takes time, and our detectives are working diligently to try to piece collectively what led to this incident,” Hull mentioned in a press release.
American newspaper The Seattle Occasions reported the police attended a 911 name round 7 pm on April 24, they usually discovered three individuals lifeless, and a toddler alive. In accordance with the report, the detectives discovered blood on the entrance window, and a lone hole level bullet on the street.
Kikkeri, who belonged to the Kikkeri village in Mandya, graduated from Sri Jayachamarajendra Faculty of Engineering in Mysuru, and labored with Microsoft within the US, specializing in robotics. He additionally had a Grasp of Science diploma from Syracuse College, US. Kikkeri held 44 worldwide patents, and labored in Infosys as a software program engineer earlier than shifting to the US.
In 2017, he and his spouse, Shwetha, returned to India and co-founded HoloWorld. The corporate gained recognition in 2018 with the launch of HoloSuit, a wi-fi full-body movement seize swimsuit utilized in sports activities, training, healthcare, and different fields. The corporate’s merchandise have been exported to international locations, together with the US, the UK, and Israel.
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