Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested over alleged misuse of state funds

Colombo: Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested on Friday for allegedly misusing the state funds, police said. Wickremesinghe, 76, has been accused of using public funds to travel to England to attend a convocation ceremony of his wife Maithree in September 2023, police said. The police had previously questioned his staff about the travel expenses.