Shiranthi Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's former first lady and the wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been arrested in connection with a corruption case.
The arrest was reported by Al Jazeera.
The information available for this report did not set out further details about the allegations, the timing of the arrest or the next legal steps in the case.
The development places renewed attention on accountability proceedings involving figures linked to Sri Lanka's former political leadership.