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‘Slumdog’ star Rubina’s father gets clean chit

London: Slumdog Millionaire fame child actor Rubina Ali’s father Rafiq Qureshi has officially been cleared by Indian police of the charge that he attempted to sell his daughter.

Mr. Qureshi was quizzed by the police in Mumbai on April 20 after British newspaper News of the World alleged that he offered to sell the nine-year-old Rubina for £200,000 to overcome poverty and become an overnight millionaire, contactmusic.com reported.

Mr. Qureshi protested his innocence throughout the scandal, claiming that the story was a “lie made up by foreign journalists playing games with me.”

Authorities on the other hand, having failed to find any evidence to back up the accusation, have announced that investigation into the case was being dropped.

“There is no crime. The matter is closed. No money changed hands. Rubina is here,” said senior police officer Rahim Shaikh. — IANS

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