Shibu Soren, who was minister for coal in India's left-leaning government that took office in May, gave himself up at a court in Jamtara in the eastern state of Jharkhand, a police spokesman said.
A court Thursday ordered Soren to surrender by August 02 to face charges for allegedly leading a mob that killed 10 people in a Muslim-dominated village in 1975.
Soren, whose regional Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party is a partner of the ruling Congress party, was asked to resign last month by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after the opposition shut down parliament to demand Soren's dismissal.