 While Gandhi himself was in prison, she worked with beaten or abused prisoners and testified at inquests.She lobbied against the neglect that Mrs Gandhi also suffered whilst in prison and, in a particularly severe case, visited the imprisoned and badly beaten ""satyagrahi"" Soorzai, who had been fatally assaulted for supposedly leading a strike.The man died from his injuries, and Miss Molteno became deeply involved in the (ultimately unsuccessful) legal proceedings concerning his treatment.