The body of an abducted political worker, Bechan Yadav, has been found in southern Nepal.
Mr Yadavan, an officer from the Nepali Congress party, is the latest victim of escalating violence threatening a peace accord signed nearly a year ago.
Police said they believe another corpse found recently may be that of a journalist, Birendra Shah, abducted exactly a month ago.
Many of the kidnappings have been blamed on former Maoist rebels.
The Maoists' youth league in particular has been accused of violent practices and of acting in contravention of last year's peace agreement.
While law and order has deteriorated, politicians in Kathmandu have continued to argue about the country's future political structures.
Elections planned for this month were postponed indefinitely after the Maoists abandoned their cabinet posts and vowed to disrupt the polls.
They insist they will not go back to war.
