US EditionIndian Tech Entrepreneur Kills Wife, Son, Then Dies By Suicide In US
- On April 24, 2025, Indian-origin CEO Harshavardhana S Kikkeri and his family were found dead in their Washington townhouse in Newcastle, United States.
- The incident followed a 911 call reporting a shooting, and authorities classified the deaths of Kikkeri's wife Shwetha and son Dhruva as homicide, while Kikkeri died by suicide.
- Harshavardhana Kikkeri was a robotics specialist with a Master’s from Syracuse University who co-founded Mysuru-based HoloWorld and invented the AI-powered HoloSuit.
- The 44-year-old wife and 14-year-old son died of gunshot wounds on site, while the younger seven-year-old son survived as he was not home during the shooting.
- Police continue investigating the motive behind the deaths, with officials stating, “An investigation such as this takes time,” and have withheld further comments.
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The horrific tale of the Indian techie in US who killed wife, son and then died by suicide
Harshavardhana S Kikkeri, the CEO of robotics company HoloWorld, is believed to have shot and killed his wife, Shwetha Panyam, and 14-year-old son Dhruva Kikkeri before taking his own life at his US home in Newcastle, Washington state. The Mysuru-based techie rose to fame for his AI-powered Holosuits and often spoke on robotics. He even met PM Narendra Modi to pitch the use of robotic solutions for strengthening border security
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