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April 22, 2009
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Slumdog trust hires social worker for Rubina

Los Angeles, Apr 22 (PTI) The 'Jai Ho' trust by the 'Slumdog Millionaire' filmmakers has hired a social worker to ensure the welfare of Rubina Ali Qureshi after her father allegedly tried to sell her for nearly USD 300,000.

A British tabloid News of The World had on Sunday claimed that Rubina's father Rafiq had tried to sell the nine-year-old to their reporters, who were posing as the agents of a wealthy Arab Sheikh during a sting operation.

Rafiq has rubbished the report saying it was a conspiracy to "malign" him.

The trust, which was established with financial support from the filmmakers ...

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