Who was Indian techie Harshavardhana Kikkeri? Killed his wife, son, then died by suicide

An Indian tech startup founder allegedly killed his wife and one of his sons at their home in the United States last week, the police said and added that the man then committed suicide. The incident took place on April 24 in the family’s Newcastle home in Washington. Harshavardhana S Kikkeri was from Mysuru where his company HoloWorld is headquartered. He was the CEO of the robotics firm which was co-founded by his 44-year-old wife Shwetha Panyam. The Seattle Times reported that Kikkeri killed his wife and their 14-year-old son Dhruva Kikkeri.

The Police reached at the scene of the incident after receiving a 911 call and found blood on a window and a bullet in the street along with three bodies at a townhouse in King County, reported Seattle Times quoting King County sheriff’s spokesperson Brandyn Hull.

They had another son who survived as he was not present at their home at the time of the incident. After the second son came home, investigators escorted him safely from there, according to some news reports.