Three sons of a 79-year-old man in Siddipet district have been arrested for abandoning their father after grabbing his Rs 3 crore property and throwing him out on the streets.

All the three sons are now lodged in Huzurabad jail while their father is in a government hospital after he fell sick at the old age home he was staying.The victim, Pothu Mallayya of Shankarnagar in Madhira village under Koheda police station, was left to fend for himself after the sons divided the property among themselves.

One of the sons has let the mother stay with him as she has another six acres registered in her name, cops said, adding that her gold and silver ornaments were also taken away by the three men.