New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Former Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested on Friday on charges of allegedly misusing state funds, police said.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka arrested Wickremesinghe at its headquarters in Colombo, where he was summoned to record his statement in an investigation against him.

The former President of Sri Lanka has been taken into custody and is expected to be produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate Court shortly.

Wickremesinghe, 76, has been accused of misusing state funds during a private trip to England in 2023.

Here is all you need to know about the case against Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was arrested by the CID.

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