Father tried to sell 'Slumdog Millionaire' girl

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Father tried to sell 'Slumdog Millionaire' girl

Sun Apr 19, 12:16 AM

LONDON (AFP) - The father of " Slumdog Millionaire " child actress Rubina Ali

tried to sell his nine-year-old daughter for adoption in a bid to escape the

Mumbai slums, a British newspaper said Sunday.

News of the World alleged that Rafiq Qureshi wanted 20 million rupees (400,000

dollars, 310,000 euros) for the girl, who played the young Latika in the British

hit film set in India.

" Slumdog Millionaire " , a rags-to-riches tale of children from the slums of

Mumbai, won eight s in February, including the best picture Academy Award.

News of the World said its reporters posed as a wealthy family from Dubai,

employing its regular " fake sheikh " sting tactic.

The weekly tabloid said a Mumbai informant told them that Qureshi was touting

for the highest offer, having already been approached by a Middle Eastern

family.

The newspaper published pictures of the actress, her father and uncle posing

with their undercover reporter, plus video clips of Qureshi and his

brother-in-law during their meeting last week.

" Yes, we are considering Rubina's future, " Qureshi was quoted as saying.

He put the reporter in touch with his brother-in-law Rajan More.

" We are interested in securing our girl's future, " the star's uncle was quoted

as saying.

" If you wanted to adopt we could discuss this, but her parents would also expect

some proper compensation in return.

" Whatever money is agreed by Rajan, I will accept.

" We can discuss everything about this deal when we meet. There's a lot of

interest in Rubina. "

Qureshi, Ali, More and some other relatives met the British reporters in a

Mumbai hotel, the newspaper said.

" We need two or three months, " Qureshi allegedly said. More added: " Until then

we can negotiate the amount. We'll come to Dubai, the girl will come and go. "

" It's 20 million rupees, " the uncle was quoted as saying.

" This discussion will not go beyond the three of us. "

Qureshi proudly carried Ali through the Mumbai slums in February after she

returned from the glory of Hollywood.

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Ah, yes, a society that knows how to care for their women..Whether it is making them dependent upon a male family member for all of their basic needs, or making critical life decisions for them without their input. After all, we certainly do not want women to be able to choose who they will be in bondage to for the rest of their life. And certainly, they cshould not be able to so much as talk to strange men or wear, gasp, something that reveals their thighs... They have a most wonderful idea allowing families to mutilate their daughter's genitalia without consent!

((Note: The above was in complete sarcasm. I did not really mean any of it.))

That's nice. If this is a Saudi family, it is legal for a man to marry and have sex with an 8 year old, so she would technically be legal there.

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