‘Slumdog’ Dad Arrested

Jacksonville – The father of “Slumdog Milllionaire” star Rubina Ali has been arrested in India after allegedly trying to sell his nine year-old daughter to the highest bidder.

Rafiq Qureshi, 36, was arrested after being caught during a sting by the newspaper News of the World.

Qureshi was approached by an undercover reporter posing as a liaison for a wealthy Arab sheik.

The reporter said he wanted to adopt the little girl and was told “We are considering Rubina’s future. Obviously if you wanted to adopt we could discuss this, but her parents would also expect some proper compensation in return. We are talking of around £50,000 for this to happen.”

He has been taken into custody for questioning but denies the allegations.

The little girl’s mother claims she new about the sale almost two weeks ago but didn’t think he would go through with it. Christian Colson, producer of “Slumdog Millionaire” is trying to intervene and says “Our friends and colleagues in Mumbai are trying to speak with Mr. Qureshi to get to the bottom of what happened.”