In the second case, S Srikanth had completed engineering and started a small business delivering poultry.
In Oct, he allegedly attacked an elderly person within the Madgul police station limits and stole his gold chain to pay online gaming debt.
Police said his debts amounted to 20 lakh and to clear them he even sold his family's land in their native Mahabubnagar district.
Similar is the case of Vutukuri Prabhas, hailing from Suryapet district and studying engineering in Abdullapurmet.
According to police, he had committed a snatching offence in Hyderabad Green Pharma City police limits and was arrested.
Police said he was studying well but got addicted to online gaming and ran up a huge debt. Police said all these individuals were arrested based on clues from CCTV cameras.
"The fact that such young and bright minds are behind bars is painful. We are currently focusing on sensitising youth and students on drugs, other addictions and cybercrimes. But a collective effort from all stakeholders, including parents can only prevent our youth from falling into such a trap," the deputy commissioner of police added.