Did Rubina's father try to sell her?

Monday, April 20, 2009, 10:11 [IST]
In a startling revelation a British news website carried the report of Slumdog Millionaire child star Rubina Ali's father trying to sell her. In a sting operation conducted by the website it said that in a bid to escape poverty and life in the slum Rafiq Qureshi had put Rubina up for adoption demanding a whopping 200000 pounds from an Arabian family.

Rafiq however denied the claim and said that he had gone to the hotel to meet an Arabian sheikh to discuss about an ad film and had no plans to sell off his daughter. The website had claimed that Rafiq had offered his daughter to the undercover journalists who were posing as the sheikh. Rafiq had said that he was doing this to have a better life for himself his family and Rubina.

The website alleged that Rafiq also blamed Hollywood for pushing him into this deal and said his daughter was no ordinary kid now and deserved a special life. Rubina"s biological mother, Kushi, however accused Qureshi of selling their child for money. She demanded that her daughter be sent to a boarding school for a better life. Well all we can say is that Rubina's life is not as ordinary as that of slum kid anymore.
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Ravin 21 Apr 2009 04:57 pm
After hearing the news i was just shocked, how can one offered to sell her child. This is really very shameful that a father is going sell her daughter. How can any self respecting parent consider doing such a terrible thing, your children are your life without them you simply have not got one!!! Infact the more shocking is he wants to sell her daughter for money and that too for huge sum of money for 2 lakh pound. Infact it has also been seen that in today’s educated world also people are seeing girl child as hatred and won't give the same respect and rights as they give to a boy child. Today, also they are not happy with the birth of girl child in their home and always discriminating between Boy child and Girl child I just wanted ask a question why always a girl child is neglected and face humiliation then a boy child. And here Rubina's father is just wanted to cash her child international fame by offered her for sell to a huge amount. One one side we are talking about providing the same respect and status to all girls and women in this society. we talk about women librailaisation and lineage being given to girl. and on the other hand people are just selling their daughter for money. I hope the unfortunate and serious allegation that Rubina Ali"s father attempt to sell the child help to raise awareness to child abuse and maltreatment everywhere especially in India, Let"s raise awareness and help prevent Child-Abuse and fight child Child-Slavery.
Tarun 21 Apr 2009 01:38 am
It is a Naked truth like we all knows in India,Girls sell by their guardians & Parents for money.Rubina is only an exception,she became the star after the Slumdog Millonaire but her circumstances couldn’t change. they still live in Slum & a Slumdog child of india.If anybody comes with an offer to adopt her.
Rajat 20 Apr 2009 01:09 pm
Sudden fame has driven Rafique crazy. An Arab Couple seeking to adopt a daughter is quite absurd simply because if the Arab Man wanted to have a child, he could have married again... I am sure Rafique was selling his daughter to meet the ill-intentions of the arab.... How can a man trade any child, leave alone his own daughter... Rubina technically is still a minor and human trafficking in minors should be punishable by public execution!...
Chelsea 20 Apr 2009 12:15 pm
If whatever written about Rubina's father is true then he does not deserved to be called a father anymore now. As commented earlier it is very much true that why would an Arab adopt an Indian kid , it is not. Infact the father was is was selling the small child for satisfying the greed of a foriegner. This must be condemmed by all as the child is our National pride.
afterall rubina is a slumdog 20 Apr 2009 11:09 am
Real life recreates reel life as parents of slumdog stars sell their kids for big bucks.Afterall they need to prove that they are born slumdog and make the film an everending legend.Keep it on bollywood and hollywood.
Sheuli 20 Apr 2009 11:07 am
Adoption, indeed! Why would an Arab want to adopt an Indian Kid? Rubina's father was trying to sell his young daughter to the highest bidder for matrimonial purpose!
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