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Sri Lanka’s Ex-first lady arrested for misusing charity funds meant for children's hospital

short by Aradhana / on Wednesday, 7 October, 2026
Sri Lanka's former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has been arrested over allegations that her charity misused donations collected for a children’s hospital. The $30,300 in donations collected by her charity was supposed to be spent on a specialised scanner for a children’s hospital, but officials said such a scanner had already been donated by the Chinese government.
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