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The Traitors Season 2: Abhishek Malhan aka Fukra Insaan praised after elimination, fans call him an ‘absolute mastermind’

Sanjeev Kumar | August 20, 2026 9:22 PM CST

Last week, Abhishek Malhan aka Fukra Insaan was being called 'annoying and overconfident,' but this week, after his elimination, he was praised for being an absolute mastermind because he identified three traitors, and people have been saying that if he had stayed in the game, he would have been an absolute threat to the traitors.

Here's a deeper look into why he is being praised.

Prime video | we saw how the Traitors decided to murder him at night

Abhishek Malhan aka Fukra Insaan identified three traitors

In one of the episodes released this week, we saw how the Traitors decided to murder him at night. In a clip going viral, he was seen reading the letter out and expressing his disappointment, and then he also went on to say how he feels that Aaditya Kulshreshth and Shaneel Gill are the traitors (which they are). Last week during the circle of shaq, he had also convinced the other teammates that Harman Singha was one of the traitors, and everyone believed his gut feeling and voted him out. After what happened last week and what he said post-elimination, fans have been praising him like anything, saying that he has a great sense of judging body language and they are impressed that he was able to get three accurate.

One wrote, "He was always on the front foot, making bold moves and reading the game like a true mastermind." A second added, "Abhishek Malhan didn't just play The Traitors, he owned it."

Why are people so invested in The Traitors S2?

The Traitors season 2 has become a trending topic, and how. From viral reels to Reddit and X threads, the show has been getting a lot of love everywhere. Initially, what caught people's attention was the contestants lineup which was Abhishek Malhan (Fukra Insaan), Rhea Chakraborty, Shweta Tiwari, Munawar Faruqui, Mallika Sherawat, Shalini Passi, Aaditya Kulshreshth (Kullu), Rida Tharana, Ansh Chopra, Ikka Singh, Prish, Soundous Moufakir, Karan Singh Magic, Sahil Salathia, Krystle D'Souza, Parul Gulati, Ranveer Brar, Shahneel Gill, Dalip Tahil, Harman Singha, and Tanya Puri (some now eliminated). These people felt like the right pick for a show that is based on a concept of traitors and innocents. The game at this point has become so interesting because seeing who is able to identify the traitors and how innocents justify themselves is an absolute mind game, and the right people are on top of this game and on their toes.