Oscar Special: Father of Slumdog Millionaire Child Actress Accused of Trying to Sell Daughter

A British tabloid is reporting that it conducted an undercover sting and confirmed that the father of Rubina Ali (one of the child star’s from the movie Slumdog Millionaire) is trying to sell the girl for £200,000.

News of the World says that it got an employee to pose as a fake sheik and Rafiq Qureshi offered the child for adoption, saying “I have to consider what’s best for me, my family and Rubina’s future.” He is quoted as complaining “We’ve got nothing out of this film.”

They also quote her brother Mohiuddin as hawking the child, saying “The child is special now. This is NOT an ordinary child. This is an Oscar child!”

His father now denies that he tried to sell the girl, here<

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Police are investigating the allegations.