The Tripura Police on Friday arrested two people and seized Rs 5.57 lakh in cash from a car during vehicle checking in Udaipur Gomati district.

Vehicle checking is being done to ensure free, fair, peaceful and violence-free Assembly elections in Tripura. The Election Commission has started taking various enforcement measures.

"During Naka checking conducted by Radha Kishorepur Police Station along with Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel at Ramesh Choumuhani, Udaipur Gomati District have recovered cash of Rs 5.57 lakh from a car today. Two persons have been arrested in this connection," the Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura said in a statement.

Further investigation related to the case is going on.

(with inputs from ANI)