25 October 2016 06:56 pm
It was reported a team of police officers had been sent to the location where a group of men were drinking alcohol and behaving in an unruly manner.
When the police officers were attempting to disperse the crowd, a man had hit the sergeant with a bottle injuring his face.
The victim identified as Sergeant Samarawickrama is undergoing treatment at the Kilinochchi Hospital. (Romesh Madusanka)