The arrest of Ranil Wickremesinghe marks the first time a former Sri Lankan head of state has been detained.

Ranil Wickremesinghe has been arrested in connection with the alleged misuse of funds, officials said.

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested for misusing state funds to attend wife's ceremony in England.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested on Friday for allegedly “misusing government funds,” a senior police detective said. Wickremesinghe was…

The arrest of Ranil Wickremesinghe marks the first time a former Sri Lankan head of state has been detained.

Police say the former leader is accused of misuse of public funds in relation to a trip to London.

Sri Lanka's former president has been arrested Friday in the alleged for using public funds for his personal travel, particularly to the United Kingdom.

Ranil Wickremesinghe is the first head of state in Sri Lanka’s history to be arrested, and could face up to 20 years in prison

Ranil Wickremesinghe, who faces charges of using public funds for private travel, treated for acute dehydration

Sri Lanka’s jailed former president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was hospitalized on Saturday, local media reported, a day after his arrest on allegations that he misused public funds…