MUMBAI: Siraj Rahman Khan , an accused in the gang rape of a photojournalist at Shakti Mills in Mumbai, is untraceable, prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told a local court on Thursday.

Accused Siraj Rehman was last known to have been in Thane jail , TV channels reported.

Thane jail authorities informed crime branch officials on Thursday that accused Siraj Rehman was in their custody.

A few days back, Afzal Usmani, an Indian Mujahideen operative accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad bombings, escaped from a special MCOCA court when he was brought there for framing of charges.