Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Rhea Chakraborty Defends Herself Amid Traitor Fears
Rhea Chakraborty is playing a television game called The Traitors Season 2.
In the game, some players secretly eliminate other players.
The other players try to discover who the Traitors are.
Rhea said she did not want to be a Traitor because people had already called her one in real life.
She was referring to the public controversy after Sushant Singh Rajput’s death.
She said acting out murders on television could lead to more hurtful memes about her.
Other contestants still discussed her as someone who might be a Traitor.
The CBI later closed its investigation into the death case, saying there was not enough evidence to establish the allegations against Rhea.
Rhea Chakraborty defended herself against suspicions that she was a Traitor on The Traitors Season 2.
She said her personal history made it difficult to portray herself “murdering” contestants on television.
Rhea said the public had already viewed her as a traitor after Sushant Singh Rajput’s death and feared further trolling and “dirty memes.”
Rhea, Parul Garg or Parul Gulati, and Krystle D’Souza were among the names discussed by contestants as possible Traitors.
The CBI closed its investigation into Rajput’s death in March 2025, citing insufficient evidence to establish the allegations against Rhea and her brother Shovik.
- Who
- Rhea Chakraborty and other contestants, including Krystle D’Souza and a contestant identified in the articles as Parul Garg or Parul Gulati.
- What
- Rhea defended herself against suspicions that she was a Traitor and explained why she did not want to portray herself eliminating contestants.
- When
- During the fifth episode of The Traitors Season 2; the CBI closed its investigation in March 2025.
- Where
- On Prime Video’s reality series The Traitors Season 2, hosted by Karan Johar.
- Why
- Rhea said her past public scrutiny made her fear being shown as someone who willingly “murders” people and becoming the subject of further trolling and memes.
Rhea’s Defense
Contestants’ Suspicion
Whether Rhea is a Traitor
Rhea’s Defense
Rhea said she was not a Traitor and told her housemates that voting for her would be a mistake.
Contestants’ Suspicion
Contestants discussed Rhea among the possible Traitors, alongside names identified in the articles as Parul Garg or Parul Gulati and Krystle D’Souza.
Playing the Elimination Role
Rhea’s Defense
Rhea said she did not want to portray herself willingly “murdering” someone because of her personal history and fear of further trolling.
Contestants’ Suspicion
The show’s format gives Traitors the power to eliminate contestants, making the role part of the game’s central premise.
- Programme
- The Traitors Season 2
- Platform
- Prime Video
- Game format
- Contestants are divided into Innocents and Traitors; Traitors can eliminate Innocents, described as “murdering” them in the game.
- Episode
- Rhea’s comments appeared in the fifth episode.
- Rhea’s claim
- She said she was an Innocent and could not afford to be a Traitor because of her personal journey.
- Public scrutiny
- Rhea described herself as the “most trolled person in the country” and said she feared “dirty memes.”
- Investigation outcome
- The CBI closed its investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput’s death in March 2025, citing insufficient evidence to establish the allegations against Rhea and Shovik.
- Arrest detail
- The articles differ on the month of Rhea’s 2020 arrest in the Narcotics Control Bureau drug-related case: one reports September and another October; both say she was released on bail days later.
