Karnataka former tourism minister and accused in Obulapuram Mining Case, Gali Janardhan Reddy was today shifted to Chanchalguda jail from Bangalore jail. In fact, he was earlier kept under judicial custody in Chanchalguda itself. However, in connection with another case he was shifted to Bangalore jail till trails went there. Today, he was shifted back to Chanchalguda jail.

It is at the same jail that Gali Janardhan Reddy's alleged friend Jaganmohan Reddy stays under judicial custody. Gali Janardhan Reddy was booked by CBI and shifted to the prison long ago for allegedly tampering the borderline of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Till now, the borderline between these two states is not ascertained and till it's ascertained, Supreme Court ordered OMC not to go ahead with digging iron ore on Andhra border.

(AW Phani)