Nepal Police today arrested a British national for allegedly participating in the anti- Constitution protests here, days after a Canadian software developer was deported over his controversial tweets.
Martin Travers, 44, was arrested during a protest outside Singha Durbar in the capital while he was taking pictures of the scuffle between police personnel and hundreds of Madhesi protesters, who are demanding changes to the new Constitution.
The arrest comes a day after reports of foreigners taking part in the anti-government protest splashed the local media.
Travers is a mural painter and paints people's faces, his aides were quoted as saying by the Kathmandu Post.
They also claimed that Travers was not taking part in the demonstration.
Chief District Officer of Kathmandu District, Ram Krishna Saubedi, confirmed the arrest of British national.
Travers had been actively involved in relief distribution work and returned to Nepal on the first anniversary of earthquake to continue his relief programme.
Earlier this month, Nepal government ordered a Canadian IT professional Robert Penner to leave the country as his tweets were deemed to "incite conflict".
The authorities said Penner had violated the terms of his visa by commenting on Nepal's "internal matters".
According to reports, Penner has appealed the government's decision and the Nepal Supreme Court is scheduled to hold a hearing on the matter next week.
