The virus guy that Jai apprehended

The name of the virus guy that Jai apprehended is Dhruv. He also looks like Dhruv - Devyayini's ex.

This character, like almost everyone in this show, is based on someone in the original. One way to find out is by the first letter of the name- if it matches that of a character from 24:OR (original), then this is that 24:OR character's counterpart.

Jai Singh Rathod- Jack Bauer
Kiran Rathod- Kim Bauer
Tejpal Sandhu/Vedant Acharya- Tony Almeida
Mihir- Milo
Karthik Chandrashekhar- Kevin Carroll
Roshan Sherchan- Ramon Salazar
Haroon Sherchan- Hector Salazar
Kush Sawant- Kyle Singer
Gyan Thakkar- Gael Ortega

There are exceptions, like Gaines/Yakub and the LTFE, who don't fit this rule, but otherwise, we can expect anyone with different initials to have a slightly or drastically different role.

As for this one, Dhruv Awasthi, who's apparently based on Ted Packard, but has a very different arc from Ted's, is eventually found to be partly based on Michael Amador, the virus salesman. Having seen the OR:S3, I've noticed they've completely flipped the role of Nina Myers with that of Michael Amador here!

Now this gets me thinking- Amador worked for Saunders, who had a mistress named Diana White. The Saunders character has yet to appear. Guess whose name in 24: IR (remake*) begins with D! And Mehr's role may not be finished yet. Following the plot of 24:OR to predict 24:IR will be a lot harder, given how much they have changed here, be it by replacing characters with new ones, or mixing a few.

*Or maybe we can call them 24:US and 24:IN?

@TM ofcourse he's the same guy..that's the twist na😊

@Arjun_M yep the initials are matched up except Zara aka Chloe...not just the name...Zara is a sweeter/non-eccentric version of the original it seems😆
If Chappelle is Saigal (at least by the sound of it) then 😔
... started to doubt if there will be any Saunders, for that purpose they have kept the older bro alive...

Anybody feels that the epis are a bit slow slow... even when I'm watching 2 days together ????

@isabella50 Zara doesn't match up because she's not directly based on any character. She's just got bits and pieces of Kim at the CTU and possibly Chloe, which may show up later in the season.

They kept the older brother alive, only to blow him up later on. He won't last long, whether he's based on Amador or on Ramon- both of whom get blown up in OR:S3.

Saunders, Sandhu, Tejpal Sandhu? I'm not sure. It may be a completely different character, tortured by the LTFE, who were finished in Season 1. I do get the feeling this character may be connected with Devyani.