On February 7th, Karamvir Singh Vaal from Haryana committed suicide at the Kundli border. He left a letter calling for justice and a family in mourning including 3 young daughters.
Our teams are providing financial compensation to the family through our Fallen Farmers Fund.
Small scale farmers like Karamvir Singh Vaal are facing a confluence of burdens as they seek justice. Extreme cold temperatures, camped far away from home, an uncertain future, economic hardships, police action, arrests and chronic medical ailments.
This tragic loss highlights mental health services being provided by our medical camps. Dr. Manmeet Kaur is a licensed clinical psychologist and Sanya Kataria is finishing doctorate in clinical psychology at Amity University in Delhi. Both of them have been offering their services in partnership with our urgent care teams for the past few weeks.

Pamphlets explaining mental health services have been distributed across different border sites. Symptoms to seek help have been detailed in these pamphlets:

• Increased persistent anxiety

• Sleeplessness

• Loss of appetite

• Thoughts of self-harm

• Intense sadness

We have served hundreds of farmers in personal and group sessions.
Explaining how conversations about mental health can start the therapeutic process Dr. Manmeet Kaur shares an encounter from the Singhu border.

Our mission to serve the physical and mental health needs of farmers will continue unabated throughout this movement.
We thank Dr. Manmeet Kataria and Sanya Kataria along with other medical professionals who are volunteering their time and expertise.
Our relief teams are also providing urgently needed legal aid services to families of farmers who have gone missing or have been arrested as part of this movement.