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Former Sri Lankan First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa was arrested on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, by Sri Lanka's anti-graft authority over allegations of misusing donations collected for a children’s hospital. The 73-year-old was served with a summons upon her return from Singapore on Monday and is accused of soliciting 10 million rupees ($30,300) in donations for a PET scanner that had already been donated by the Chinese government to another local cancer hospital. This arrest comes as part of renewed investigations into corruption allegations involving members of the Rajapaksa family, which held significant political power for nearly two decades.
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On October 7, 2026, Sri Lanka's Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) arrested former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa in Colombo. The arrest relates to allegations that her charity, the Siriliya Saviya Foundation, misused donations intended for a children's hospital. Shiranthi, 73, had traveled to Singapore on September 16 for medical treatment but returned on October 5 after filing a court petition seeking to prevent her arrest. The hearing for anticipatory bail was scheduled for October 12. She faces questioning over approximately $30,300 in donations that were allegedly misused. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's government is reviving dormant graft investigations involving members of the influential but declining Rajapaksa family, which held power in Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015 under Mahinda Rajapaksa's presidency.
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Sri Lanka's anti-graft authority arrested former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) over allegations that her charity misused donations collected for a children's hospital.
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charity → arrest → hospital
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's government has revived long-dormant graft investigations involving members of the once-powerful Rajapaksa family, which dominated Sri Lankan politics for nearly two decades.
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which → revive → decades
The 73-year-old wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was arrested in Colombo, and will be taken before a magistrate, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) said.
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Commission → arrest → Bribery
"The arrest is in connection with her Siriliya Saviya Foundation," a CIABOC official told reporters at the Rajapaksa home in the capital.
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official → tell → capital
She travelled to Singapore on September 16 for medical treatment, and was served with a summons at Colombo airport to provide a statement to police about her charity.
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She → travel → charity
She flew back on Monday (October 5) after filing a court petition seeking to prevent her arrest, but the hearing for anticipatory bail was fixed for October 12.
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hearing → fly → October
Police said the authorities wanted to question Shiranthi over the 10 million rupees ($30,300) of donations collected by her Siriliya Saviya charity for a PET scanner intended for a local cancer hospital.
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authorities → say → hospital
Investigators told a court that the scanner had already been donated by the Chinese government, but the charity allegedly continued to solicit donations and misused the funds.
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charity → tell → funds
Ms. Shiranthi has denied any wrongdoing, saying the money had not been misappropriated.
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money → deny → wrongdoing
Other members of the family have also faced legal troubles.
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members → face → troubles
The former First Lady's eldest son, opposition lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, is in remand custody over allegations linked to a 2013 Airbus aircraft deal signed during his father's presidency.
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son → link → presidency
The Rajapaksa family has consistently denied the corruption allegations and dismissed the cases against them as politically motivated.
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family → deny → them
Mahinda Rajapaksa served as President from 2005 to 2015 and remains one of Sri Lanka's most influential political figures, despite the decline in the family's fortunes since mass protests ousted his brother, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, from the presidency in 2022.
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protests → serve → 2022
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