If the sale agreement was not made on a registered document then you cannot enforce it in court of law,, however you can get refund of advance amount with interest but for that you have to state strong reasons before court.
Besides for this Rs. 1.5 Lakhs, you may be spending a huge amount towards litigation expenses and lawyer fee, which may be more than the amount he is ready to return to you at this time and also you may have to spare your valuable time, energy, also all through the pendency of the case you will be mentally disturbed as well. So you can think about it properly and take a wise decision at right time.
The whatsapp messages are not considered as evidence by court of law.