Divya Agarwal and Apurva got married in February 2024.
The real estate consultant claims Divya and Apurva have not been answering his calls and have instead blocked him.
Reality show superstar and Bigg Boss OTT 1 winner Divya Agarwal has been accused of non-payment by popular real estate consultant Rafique Merchant. Recently, Merchant issued a video statement and alleged that Divya and her husband, Apurva Padgaonkar have not paid him the brokerage fee for the flat he sold to them. Even though he did not disclose the amount he is yet to receive from the couple, the real estate consultant claimed that Divya and Apurva have not been answering his calls and have instead blocked him. He urged the couple to clear his dues at the earliest.
“Divya Agarwal, please release my brokerage fee. My 1%, my right, please give it to me. I sold you a flat in Lodha Bel Air. You came to the meeting and registered happily. After that, you stopped answering my calls and blocked me. Messages, DMs, everything is blocked. Why are you doing this?” Merchant said in Hindi in his video statement.
Broker and Instagram influencer Rafique Merchant goes public against non-payment of brokerage by Big Boss participant Divya Agarwal.I’m not an admirer of most brokers but if the terms of a deal are set – buyers and sellers must abide by it. No excuses. pic.twitter.com/aNPLOiFSbj— Vishal Bhargava (@VishalBhargava5) July 9, 2024
“Apurva Padgaonkar, you are a well-known celebrity and a famous businessman. Why are you doing this too? Why are you suppressing our rights? Hit us anywhere, but don’t kick us in the stomach. Please release my 1% brokerage fee. You said that when you bought and sold, you didn’t make any profit, you incurred a loss. So what should we do?” the real estate agent added.
Merchant concluded by saying, “When you wanted to buy, we helped you. When you wanted to sell, we helped you sell, and we even helped you rent it out. But please, give us our right and release the 1% brokerage fee. How can you do this being such big celebrities? I request Divya and Apurva’s friends to make them understand that we did our job. But they haven’t released the brokerage fee. It’s not our fault. Please release my brokerage.”
Soon after the video of Rafique Merchant surfaced online, several social media users slammed Divya and her businessman husband. “Shameful! These celebs should be ashamed of doing this,” one of the users wrote. “Even if the so-called celebrity did not earn decent profit as per them in buying and selling the said property, that does not concern the brokerage. It’s a service and charges are to be paid irrespective of profit or loss,” added another.
Divya Agarwal and Apurva Padgaonkar are yet to react to the claims.
