President Maithripala Sirisena paid his respects to Police Constable J. A. D. Chaminda Abeywickrama of the Police Anti-Narcotics Bureau who died when assailants opened fire at Piliyandala, recently. The President who visited Abeywickrema’s residence at Wasana Mawatha, Weerahena, Marawila to pay his respects pinned a medal posthumously promoting Abeywickrema to the rank of sergeant. Picture by Kapila Ariyawansa, Presidents Media Unit.