Bihar Minister of State for Excise and Prohibition Surendra Prasad Yadav on Wednesday resigned from the Rabri Devi ministry following arrest warrants being issued against him in connection with an abduction case.

Chief Minister Rabri Devi had asked the minister to put in his papers soon after the warrants were issued, the sources said.

Yadav submitted his resignation to the chief minister who forwarded it to Governor V C Pande for acceptance, official sources said in Patna.

A Gaya court had on Tuesday issued warrants against Yadav, RJD MLC Azad Gandhi and Pappu Yadav, brother in-law of MLC Subhash Yadav, who is the chief minister's brother.

Yadav and others have been charged with masterminding abduction, criminal conspiracy, torture and obstructing police officials in the discharge of their duties.

Three policemen were arrested in Gaya today for allegedly colluding with the politicians in the abduction case, police said.

They are sub-inspector Ramakant Ram and constables Nagendra Singh and Neyaz Khan.