Bhagtani Victims Voices #4: Ketan Gajara writes about Bhagtani Serenity, Powai
My name is Ketan Gajara, and I am 37 years old, married and with two daughters, and my family and I are still staying at my brother's house. Naturally, I wanted to purchase my own house and move into it. I first visited the project site of Bhagtani Serenity in Powai in July 2014, having heard about it from broker Vijay Morarka. After this site visit, I visited the office of JVPD Properties Pvt Ltd along with the broker for a discussion. The employees of JVPD Properties told us that the MCGM’s IOD approval was about to arrive, and construction work would start after three months and get completed by 2017-2018.They showed us documents showing that they had title over the land, and that the builders, namely Bhagtanis, had completed many projects. Based on these claims, I was convinced to book a 1BHK flat in Serenity project. In order to get a better rate per square foot, I decided to pay 30% of the total flat cost up front. So, I paid a booking amount of Rs 23.54 l...