Fact Check: Is Sandhya Maravi the country’s first female porter? Viral claim turned out to be misleading during investigation

New Delhi: A picture of a female porter is being shared widely on social media. Users are calling the woman carrying a red cloth on her body and a green bag on her head as the country’s first female porter. Let us know whether this woman is really the first woman porter of the country.

What are the claims of the users?

on social mediaFacebook user named Kuruvi Media While sharing the picture of the female porter, he/she wrote, ‘India’s first female railway employee, a porter, started this work to take care of her three children after the death of her husband, a big salute.’

While sharing the picture of a female porter, a Facebook user named Subhash Tiwari wrote, ‘Probably the first woman in the country who has officially adopted the profession of a porter, she is from Katni, Madhya Pradesh, who replaced her husband after his/her death in 2016. he/she has accepted this hard-working profession.

What is the truth of the viral claim?

When Sajjag’s team checked the viral picture with the help of Google Lens, a YouTube video was found. In this video uploaded on January 8, it was told that the name of this female porter is Sandhya Maravi and she is the first female porter of India.

When Sajjag’s team checked this name on Google, Received a report from Dainik BhaskarIn which it was told that Sandhya Maravi works as a porter at Katni railway station in Madhya Pradesh. Along with her children, Sandhya also takes care of her mother-in-law’s health. After her husband’s death she decided to become a porter. Sandhya became a porter in 2017 and is still working.

After that Got a report from oneindia.comIn which it was told that Sandhya Maravi is a resident of Kundam village of Jabalpur district. It was told in the report that Sandhya first used to come to Jabalpur from her village and then went to Katni from there. However, now he/she has been transferred to Jabalpur.

However, no report claimed that she was the first female porter of India. After that, Sajjag’s team searched on Google about the country’s first female porter. Received a report from ABP NewsIn which it was told that the first female porter of the country is Manju Devi. Manju Devi is a licensed porter and carries the burden of passengers coming to Jaipur. Seeing her courage, Manju Devi has also been honored at Rashtrapati Bhavan by former President Ramnath Kovind.

conclusion: The woman porter whose picture is being shared on social media and is being described as the first woman porter, has been investigated by Sajjag and she is not the first woman porter. Investigation revealed that the country’s first woman porter is Manju Devi, who has also been honored at Rashtrapati Bhavan. In such a situation, the claims of the users turned out to be misleading.