Erode:
A boy and a girl, both students of class XI at a private school, committed suicide by jumping into a canal near Gopichettipalayam, police said.
The duo had left their homes on Monday afternoon with their school bags, went to Bhoothimadai area, jumped into the Lower Bhavani Project canal.
Some people standing in the vicinity noticed the duo jumping into a canal and tried to rescue them. Both the bodies have been recovered, police said