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Sri Lanka's ex-first lady arrested in charity corruption probe

Shiranthi Rajapaksa was detained by anti-corruption authorities over allegations that her charity misused donations intended for a children's hospital.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 7 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 7 Oct 2026. BBC News published first, on 7 October at 09:49 UTC; News - South China Morning Post followed 3h 11m later. The most recent article, from News - South China Morning Post, appeared on 7 October at 13:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: BBC News, News - South China Morning Post.

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  1. Sri Lanka’s ex-first lady arrested in charity corruption probe News - South China Morning Post
  2. Sri Lanka's ex-first lady arrested over alleged misuse of children's hospital donations BBC News

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  • Shiranthi Rajapaksa
  • Mahinda Rajapaksa
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake
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