Vakola police on Monday arrested a 25-year-old man for letting his friends rape his wife, possibly in exchange of money, in addition to harassing her for dowry, and keeping her locked up inside their residence for three years. His sister-in-law was also detained in this regard.The matter came to light last week when the accused left his wife at a relative’s place, after showing forged divorce documents.Police said the accused, Maksood alias Babloo Shaikh, who owns a medical shop, had been having an affair with his sister-in-law Shabnam for the past few years. Shabnam’s husband left her a couple of years ago after coming to know about the affair. Nearly three years ago, Maksood’s parents got him married to a woman from Azamgarh. Soon after the wedding, the accused started harassing his wife, while continuing the affair with Shabnam.The victim told police, “They (Maksood and Shabnam) would get intimate in front of me and would force me too. When I raised an alarm, they would call his friends to our residence, who would rape me one by one in front of them. They even burnt my hand recently. I have been a prisoner for the past three years. I don’t even know my neighbours. They locked me in and used to assault me whenever I tried to get out. I came to know about their affair after the wedding.”She also said if her relatives came to meet her, Maksood would always be by her side. Last week, after the victim was left at a relative’s place at Santa Cruz, her family went to Vakola and assaulted the accused.Though initially reluctant, the woman finally lodged a police complaint on Sunday. In her complaint, the victim also accused Maksood of forcing her to have unnatural sex, among other things. Three more unidentified men, friends of accused who used to rape the victim on a regular basis, have been charged as well.Meanwhile, Vinayak Mule, senior police inspector of Vakola police station, said, “We have registered a complaint of rape, dowry harassment and assault against five people. We are investigating the case and will make arrests accordingly.”