Patna: Bihar Minister of State for Excise and Prohibition Surendra Prasad Yadav on April 9 resigned from the Rabri Devi ministry, following arrest warrants against him in connection with a case of abduction.

Yadav submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Rabri Devi, who forwarded it to the Governor V C Pande for acceptance, official sources said.

Rabri Devi had asked the Minister to put in his papers soon after issuance of the warrants, the sources said.

A Gaya court had on April 8 issued arrest warrants against Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Azad Gandhi and Pappu Yadav, brother in-law of Subhash Yadav, MLC who is the brother of the Chief Minister.

PTI