{
  "id": 9895718,
  "title": "Sarana Gunawardena’s wife remanded over alleged bribe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/sarana-gunawardenas-wife-remanded-over-alleged-bribe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T00:00:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/sarana-gunawardenas-wife-remanded-over-alleged-bribe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama yesterday ordered the remand of Lakmanthi Hettiarachchi, wife of former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena, until October 6 over an alleged attempt to bribe a court employee. Hettiarachchi was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) yesterday morning for allegedly offering Rs. 50,000 to an […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}