# Sri Lanka's ex-first lady arrested over alleged misuse of children's hospital donations - MyJoyOnline

> Sri Lanka's former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has been arrested over allegations that a charity she is linked to misused donations raised for a children's hospital.

- Published: 2026-10-07T12:00:53.586Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T20:02:44.229Z
- 5 sources
- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Politics
- Involves: Arrest of Shiranthi Rajapaksa, Colombo, First Lady of Sri Lanka, Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Shiranthi Rajapaksa, Siriliya Saviya charity, Sri Lanka, former first lady

## How it developed

- 2026-10-07T12:00:53.586Z - MyJoyOnline: [Sri Lanka's ex-first lady arrested over alleged misuse of children's hospital donations - MyJoyOnline](https://www.myjoyonline.com/sri-lankas-ex-first-lady-arrested-over-alleged-misuse-of-childrens-hospital-donations/)
- 2026-10-07T20:00:38.104Z - Punch: [Sri Lanka arrests ex-first lady in charity graft probe](https://punchng.com/sri-lanka-arrests-ex-first-lady-in-charity-graft-probe/)
- 2026-10-08T03:00:03.059Z - LiveMint: [Shiranthi Rajapaksa arrested: What is case against Sri Lanka's ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s wife? | Today News](https://www.livemint.com/news/world/shiranthi-rajapaksa-arrested-what-is-case-against-sri-lankas-ex-president-mahinda-rajapaksa-s-wife-11791424313018.html)
- 2026-10-08T12:30:27.952Z - Al Jazeera English: [Sri Lanka arrests ex-President Rajapaksa’s wife in graft case](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/8/sri-lanka-arrests-ex-president-rajapaksas-wife-in-graft-case)
- 2026-10-08T20:02:44.229Z - Siasat Daily: [سری لنکا کی سابق خاتون اول بدعنوانی کے الزام میں زیر حراست - Siasat Daily - Urdu](https://urdu.siasat.com/news/%d8%b3%d8%b1%db%8c-%d9%84%d9%86%da%a9%d8%a7-%da%a9%db%8c-%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%82-%d8%ae%d8%a7%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%88%d9%84-%d8%a8%d8%af%d8%b9%d9%86%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%86%db%8c-%da%a9%db%92-%d8%a7-1762024/)

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