The South African police are hunting for three women who allegedly gang-raped a man for three days after they had drugged him.

According to his statement to police‚ the 23-year-old man from Nellmapius‚ east of Pretoria‚ said his horror began on Friday when he took a taxi along Solomon Mahlangu Drive towards Pretoria CBD.

The police said the victim told how, other than the driver‚ there were three young female passengers inside the taxi, TimesLive reported.

En route to town, the taxi driver changed direction‚ and the young man was asked to sit in the front seat. One of the women then allegedly injected him with an unknown substance and he passed out.

South African Police Service Captain Colette Weilbach said: “He stated that he woke up in an unfamiliar room on a single bed.

“The female suspects then allegedly forced the man to drink an energy drink before taking turns raping him numerous times a day.”

The victim was later dumped half-naked in a field, where he managed to flag down a passing car.

The police have promised that the offenders would be arrested and prosecuted.