Agartala, Aug 19 - Security forces seized a huge cache of weapons, including some Russia-made AK rifles, from a village along the India-Bangladesh border, officials said here Wednesday.

'In a joint operation, the Tripura police and Border Security Force led by BSF Deputy Inspector General A.K. Singh recovered a large cache of arms and live ammunition Tuesday night from Karingicherra village in western Tripura,' police spokesman Nepal Das said.

'The arms and ammunition were concealed beneath earth. Outlawed militants are suspected to have placed them there,' he told reporters.

While no arrests have been made yet, security forces have launched a manhunt in the area.

The seizure included eight AK 66 rifles, 23 fully loaded magazines and 700 rounds of live ammunition.