# Sri Lanka’s former first lady arrested over alleged misuse of children’s hospital donations

https://mins.news/en/item/89428

- BBC News, 2026-10-07 09:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck0e0n3xzvp4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Shiranthi Rajapaksa was arrested in Colombo over allegations that a charity linked to her misused 10 million rupees raised for a specialised scanner for a children’s hospital. Officials say China had already donated such a scanner. She denies wrongdoing and says the money has not been appropriated.

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