A Fundamental Rights (FR) petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking an order directing the Police to investigate an assault on individuals participating in a Satyagraha campaign near the Ruwanweli Maha Seya.

The campaign was organised by a group of Buddhist monks in protest against the Anuradhapura Sacred City Development Project. The petition was filed by a retired Air Force officer. The Officer-in-Charge of the Anuradhapura Police Station and several others have been named as respondents. The petitioner states that a proper investigation into the assault has not been conducted to date. He has requested the Court to rule that his FR have been violated due to the failure to investigate the incident and to issue an order directing the respondents to conduct an investigation.