Hajipur , March 9 : The Bihar police have seized a huge cache of firearms from a Maoist hideout in Gaya district, the police said here Sunday.

Gaya district Superintendent of Police A.K. Jain said a police team recovered the firearms from a Maoist hideout in Asura village in Gaya district, 120 km from here. A suspected Maoist was also arrested during the searches, he added.

Jain said more that 15,000 live cartridges, an US-made revolver, a pistol, 50 hand grenades, equipment for manufacturing hand-grenades, documents related to Maoists and other items were seized from the hideout.