SURAT: Crime branch sleuths arrested three persons from Limbayat area of city with counterfeit currency of Rs 6 lakh in Rs 1,000 denomination. One of the accused is a UK resident and he claimed that he bought the counterfeit notes from UK , police told.Police arrested Jakir Yakub Patel, 40, a native of Bhadkodra in Jambusar of Bharuch district in south Gujarat is now a UK resident and live in Slough of south London. Patel told police that he is a Maulavi in a Madrasa at UK and teach Urdu and English languages to students. Among other two accused Sarfaraz Yakub Patel, 35, brother of Jakir and Faizal Ibrahim Patel, 26, were also arrested. Sarfaraz lives in Limbayat area offers his services as Bangi – announcer of prayer time on loud speaker of mosque – at Madina Mosque of Limbayat. Sarfaraz and Faizal are electrician by profession.Police received specific information about Faizal that he is searching for some person who could exchange the demonetized notes against the new. Following the preliminary investigation police came to know that the notes with Faizal are not original. Soon police picked up Faizal and after examining the notes it was found that it is fake. In questioning Faizal told police that he bought the notes from his friend Sarfaraz and he was given the notes by Jakir.