The sharana Kumbara Gundaiah was from Bhalki who was part of Bhakthi movement[citation needed].

During a search, officials discovered that Jung Bahadur carried several papers in English and Marathi, translation of a deed of agreement and a seal saying he was the `Chatrapati of Satara'.

Jung Bahadur raised an army of over 1500 people in and around the forests of Bhalki, spending up to 20,000 Rupees.

He recruited soldiers in the villages issuing them Kaulnamas or appointment letters, in which he asked young men to join him in the task of "murdering the British and regaining the lost glory of the Royal family of Satara".

He caused great damage to the British government, and captured a cantonment area called Ashti in Bidar district.

The Magistrate of the criminal court, Moulvi Nasrullah Khan, completed the trial in less than a month, charging them with "trying to bring about insurrection against the empire".

Bhalki's railway station is connected by trains available from and to Hyderabad, Bidar, Latur, Purna, Nanded, Aurangabad, Pune, Mumbai, Shirdi, Bangalore, Kazipet, Guntur, Kakinada, Machilipatnam and Tirupati.