Two students drowned in a tank near Halebijjanabella in Sira taluk of Tumakuru district on Thursday. The deceased, Sachin and Harish, both 13 years old, were residents of Halebijjanabella.
According to the police, they had passed the seventh standard and were preparing for the entrance examination to a residential school.
The boys had gone to the tank to bathe their dog, slipped and fell, said the police. A few women, who were washing clothes at the tank, informed other villagers of the accident.
A case has been registered in Kallambella police station.