Election officials in Tamil Nadu seized about Rs. 570 crore from three containers during checking in Tirupur district ahead of the 16 May assembly polls in the state. The occupants of the vehicles claimed the amount was for inter-bank money transfer.The men in cars, who claimed to be policemen from Andhra Pradesh, told the officials they were transferring Rs 570 crore from State Bank of India in Coimbatore to Vishakhapatnam branches.However, they could not produce any proper documents to substantiate their claims, following which the vehicles were taken to the District Collectorate in Tirupur.