The Associated Press is reporting that the home of 9-year-old Rubina Ali was torn down in the Mumbai slums early this morning, when Indian authorities demolished about 18 shacks in the poverty stricken area.

Rubina’s father, Rafiq Qureshi claims that the police assaulted him before the demolition, sending him to the hospital with minor injuries.

Police officers interviewed are denying that Rafiq’s home was involved in the demolition, saying that even though several other homes in a nearby area were affected, Rafiq’s house was not in that part of town.  Rafiq is no stranger to controversy.  Last month, he was arrested for allegedly attempting to sell Rubina to a wealthy family from Dubai.

Last week, news broke that the home of another Slumdog Millionaire child actor, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, was destroyed by authorities.

Police officers claim that they are just cracking down on illegally constructed homes in the slums.