Srirangapatna: Two students from Mysuru, who had gone to Varuna Canal for a swim, were drowned in the canal near Belagola.

The deceased teens have been identified as Parthasarathy (20), son of Lokesh and a resident of Pension Block in Rajendranagar and Arjun (20), son of Manjunath and a resident of Kshatriya Street in Nanjangud. Both were pursuing their first year Mechanical Engineering course at the National Institute of Engineering (NIE) in city.

It is learnt that Parthasarathy and Arjun, along with their senior classmate Mohit of Chamarajanagar and Mohin Shariff of N.R. Mohalla, had gone to take part in the workshop at the GTTC in Industrial Area and later went to the canal for a swim.

While Parthasarahy and Arjun ventured into the water, Mohit and Mohin were standing on the canal bund. While playing in the waters, Parthasarahy and Arjun were swept away, it is learnt.

KRS Police, who reached the spot, got water flow to the canal stopped and with the help from Fire & Emergency Services personnel fished out the body. KRS Police have registered a case.