Investigation of "Slumdog Millionaire" Star's Father Ended
According to the Star Tribune, Indian police said they would not charge the father of a 9-year-old actress in “Slumdog Millionaire,” who was being investigated on the accusation that, posing as a wealthy sheik, he tried to sell the girl to a reporter.
After a British tabloid, News of the World, claimed the actress, Rubina Ali, was offered to adoption on Sunday in exchange by her father, Rafiq Qureshi, for $400,000, her estranged mother, Khurshud Monish Dewade, filed a complaint, police said.
The deal was offered to a News to the World reporter, according to News International Ltd., which also owns Fox Searchlight Pictures that distributes “Slumdog Millionaire.”
Qureshi denied allegations while police questioned him.
"We have interrogated Rubina's father at length and have not found any evidence against him indicating that he was trying to sell Rubina," said senior police officer Nishar Tamboli to the Associated Press.