{
  "id": 2961822,
  "title": "'Digital Witch Hunt': Parul Gulati REACTS To 'Cheating' Claims After Shahneel Gill & Krystle D'Souza Allege She Paid To Get Traitors' Names",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/digital-witch-hunt-parul-gulati-reacts-to-cheating-claims-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T06:19:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/digital-witch-hunt-parul-gulati-reacts-to-cheating-claims-after-shahneel-gill-krystle-dsouza-allege-she-paid-to-get-traitors-names"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Actress and entrepreneur Parul Gulati has addressed the 'cheating' allegations surrounding The Traitors Season 2 following revelations from Shahneel Gill and Krystle D'Souza. On her Instagram account, Parul posted a black screen displaying the words, \"This is circle of shaq all over and guess what, I am INNOCENT, AGAIN!\" Although she did not directly name her accusers, her statement seems to address the repeated suspicion and accusations that plagued her throughout the game.\n\nShahneel Gill accused Parul of cheating, alleging that she paid someone to leak confidential information from inside the show to a specific contestant. This would explain her seemingly accurate suspicions about the traitors, according to Shahneel. He questioned how Parul could consistently know who the traitors were based on what appeared to be intuition. Contestants reportedly believed they were witnessing an extraordinary sixth sense, only to later suspect that this \"gut feeling\" had a source.",
  "summary": "Actress and entrepreneur Parul Gulati has finally reacted to the ‘cheating’ claims surrounding The Traitors Season 2 after Shahneel Gill and Krystle D'Souza raised questions over an alleged information leak during the show. Parul Gulati Reacts Taking to her Instagram handle, Parul shared a black screen featuring the words, \"This is circle of shaq all over and guess what, I am INNOCENT, AGAIN!\"…",
  "key_points": [
    "Parul Gulati denies cheating allegations in The Traitors Season 2",
    "Shahneel Gill and Krystle D Souza accuse her of paying to leak confidential information",
    "Parul posts Instagram statement claiming innocence again"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Parul Gulati's response shifts the focus from her alleged cheating to her innocence, reframing the narrative to one of repeated victimhood and casting doubt on her accusers' claims.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}