DeTect: Woman with 18 kids not from the minority community

A video of a woman’s interview where she reveals she has given birth to 18 children has gone viral. The woman tells the interviewer that her children have a right to food and education. Several people have identified the woman as Razia. Alt News performed a keyword search and found that the woman had actually told the interviewer that her name was Ramshree. She describes herself as a Kurmi, which is a Hindu caste. The community has a large population in the state of Uttar Pradesh. 

First published on www.altnews.in