Billed by executive producer Jon Sen to bring "charm and chaos", the trio of brothers were also marked as soap's first Punjabi Sikh family in its history.

Jags's storylines included abducting Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold), his prior connection to Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer), his romance with Habiba Ahmed (Rukku Nahar), and being framed by his mother Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal), resulting in his imprisonment.

Despite Adatia having prior commitments to other projects, and knowing from his casting that his time on the soap was limited, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television meant the actor could stay on the show for longer to finish filming his character's storylines.

A few weeks later, Jags and Kheerat, joined by their other brother Vinny (Shiv Jalota) arrive on the Square in search of their sister Ash Panesar (Gurlaine Kaur Garcha).

While there, Jags recognises Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer) waiting at a bus stop, and tells Kheerat that he used to have a crush on her at school, and that they once went on a date.

In September 2020, Vinny attacks Martin Fowler (James Bye) in a botched staged robbery, and Jags helps to clear up the evidence.

Months later, the Panesar family learn that Jags has gotten on the wrong side of a gang in prison, and Kheerat makes an agreement with Ben to arrange protection for him.

On 21 August 2019, it was announced that the Panesar brothers, consisting of Jags (Amar Adatia), Kheerat (Jaz Deol), and Vinny (Shiv Jalota), would join the soap in the upcoming Autumn.

[1] The brothers were teased to arrive with "score to settle" with another family and were billed by show bosses as "charming by nature but still a force to be reckoned with".

[6] It was announced that the show would explore a romance between the pair as Habiba would "begin to see Jags in a new light" after he confides in her about his relationship with his cold mother Suki (Balvinder Sopal) and about an old friend of his being at death's door.

[9] He continued by confirming that the romance provided opportunities for Jags to change for the better, explaining "having someone else giving him that positive influence opens his eyes and he starts realising that he could have a better life".

[9] "Trouble" was teased for the couple in early September 2020, as while Jags wanted to tell his mother about his new romance, Habiba prefers to continue hiding it, especially from her sister Iqra (Priya Davdra).

[9] In September 2020, Adatia confirmed that Jags would be leaving the show in a "dark"[10] and "dramatic" storyline the upcoming October as he would be "caught up in the scheming of his ruthless mum".

[13] Sopal explained that Suki's motives for turning Jags in were born from anger, as his relationship with Habiba was "another thing that just tipped her over the edge".

[14] She continued by explaining that Jags's rebellion caused Suki to see him as the "weakest" member of the family, therefore he needed to be "taught a lesson".

[22] Twigger's colleague Kyle O'Sullivan commented that the decision to write in Jags's off-screen death was "controversial" and added that fans had hoped he would return to the role.