Reports from Janakpur said that security forces have arrested a human rights activist this morning.

Advocate Thir Bahadur Karki, district president of Forum for Protection of Human Rights, has been reported arrested from Mahabir Chowk of Janakpur municipality at 11 a.m. today.

On Tuesday, some 21 human rights activists from 11 human rights groups of the city, including Karki, had said that they would be observing the situation of human rights violation during the municipal polls.

Polling is underway in 36 municipalities in 28 districts to elected 618 persons in different positions on Wednesday.

Human rights activists had announced that they would not be monitoring the polls but would be monitoring the incidences of human rights violation in the elections.