{
  "id": 13294301,
  "title": "Shiranthi receives treatment at National Eye Hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/shiranthi-receives-treatment-at-national-eye-hospital",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T00:04:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/shiranthi-receives-treatment-at-national-eye-hospital/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa received medical treatment at the National Eye Hospital on September 9, as reported by The Island Sri Lanka. She was in remand custody at the time and had been referred to a prison medical specialist beforehand. The former First Lady is currently being held in remand until October 13, following her appearance in court over allegations of misappropriating government funds. She was accused of obtaining Rs. 10 million from the National Savings Bank under the guise of providing a CT scanner to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, but failing to follow through, thus misusing public funds for personal gain.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}