Srinagar: A top engineer in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday resigned from his job alleging misbehaviour by a senior minister here.

Muzaffar Ahmad Lankar, chief engineer, public health engineering (PHE), as per sources close to him, submitted his resignation to the government after senior regional National Conference (NC)leader and Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution minister Chowdhary Muhammad Ramzan lost his temper during a meeting and hurled abuses at him.