Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa, who is currently in remand custody, has been admitted to the Prison Hospital, the Prisons Department confirmed.

On August 29, the Colombo Magistrate's Court further remanded Rajapaksa until September 12. The court also rejected a bail application filed on his behalf. Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanka S. Bodaragama ordered that the former state minister remain in remand custody until the specified date.

Rajapaksa was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) on August 06 at his residence in Nugegoda.

He was taken into custody in connection with an incident where compensation was allegedly obtained through another individual for...