Till the day of his arrest, Gali Janardhan reddy lived the life of a king in his fortress-like residence which was protected by 300 plus gun-trotting security guards around a 20-ft high rise compound wall round the clock. And for your information, his security men included some police men too thanks to his political fortunes.

Only a few persons, considered very close to the Gali brothers, could dare to enter his fortress which houses the residences of three Gali brothers, their thickest friend Sriramulu and Sriramulu’s relative Mr Suresh. The kingdom contains several office premises also.

Most of the Bellary people and visitors to Bellary town could have taken only a view of the kingdom of Gali from outside located in Ganesh Nagar of the Havambhave area in the town.

The fortress contains a helipad, reception Kutir, and the residences of the mining czars. The residence of Janardhan reddy is especially equipped with a mini theatre and swimming pool abutting the majestically looking 60-room palace.

If you go inside, you will find that some construction work is still going on. To have all the houses and their offices in the same compound, owners of nearly 25 houses were asked to leave the place along the road. Later, they were demolished to have continuity of their palaces in the Gali kingdom. It is learnt that those who sold off their houses to the Gali brothers were paid hefty amounts to their satisfaction.

Believe it or not, the entire fortress is fitted with electronic surveillance and modern cameras to record the entry and moments of people into it. And sources said the CBI has seized some laptops which showed visuals of Gali brothers entertaining officials and politicians with bribes and gifts.