Shiranthi Rajapaksa. (Photograph: Shiranthi Rajapaksa’s Fb web page; background eliminated and readability enhanced utilizing AI.)
Former First Girl Shiranthi Rajapaksa, who’s presently being held on remand at Welikada Jail, has been admitted to the Cardiology Unit of the Nationwide Hospital of Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Prisons Media Spokesperson Senaka Palletenna confirmed the hospitalization.
Based on experiences, she was admitted to Ward 62 of the hospital following a suggestion by medical doctors on the Jail Hospital.
Earlier, on October 9, 2026, Rajapaksa was taken to the Nationwide Eye Hospital in Colombo attributable to a situation affecting one in every of her eyes. She was introduced again to Welikada Jail after the hospital go to.
Jail officers took her to the Nationwide Eye Hospital following a suggestion by a specialist physician on the Jail Hospital, who had examined her on October 8, 2026, and suggested that she be referred to a watch specialist for additional examination.
Rajapaksa, the spouse of former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was arrested by the Fee to Examine Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) on October 7, 2026, over allegations involving Rs. 10 million obtained from the Nationwide Financial savings Financial institution (NSB) in 2010.
Based on CIABOC, the cash was obtained on the declare {that a} CT scanner can be supplied to the Girl Ridgeway Hospital for Youngsters by way of the Siriliya Saviya organisation.
Nevertheless, the Fee alleges that the scanner was by no means supplied and that the funds have been misappropriated.
Following her arrest, Rajapaksa was produced earlier than the Colombo Chief Justice of the Peace’s Court docket and remanded in custody till October 13, 2026.
