"I have not said that there was no conspiracy behind the incident," Vijayan told reporters a day after his reported remark on the issue triggered a row with Congress and BJP coming out against the Chief Minister.
"I only mentioned about a media report on the matter. Let the police probe all aspects," Vijayan said.
Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, Chennithala alleged that Chief Minister was trying to sabotage the investigation into the case.
Chennithala was speaking at a function organised in Kochi to conclude a 24-hour fast by P T Thomas, Congress MLA from Thrikkakara, to protest against the "rise in crimes against women in Kerala".
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KPCC President V M Sudheeran demanded a CBI probe into the incident, that evoked protest and condemnation from all sections in the society.
BJP State President Kummanom Rajasekharan alleged the CM's statement was to influence the investigation.
Meanwhile, the Special Investigation Team probing the case took the key accused 'Pulsar' Suni and his accomplice V P Vigeesh to Coimbatore today, where they had allegedly fled to after committing the crime, as part of its probe.
Police are looking for more evidence including the mobile phone used for allegedly clicking the pictures of the actress and the SIM cards used by the accused.
The Aluva Judicial First Class Magistrate Court had yesterday remanded the accused to police custody till March 5.
An identification parade of the four other accused Manikandan, Martin, Salim and Pradeep, was held at the Aluva sub-jail yesterday.
The actress, who has starred in Tamil and Telugu films, was allegedly abducted and molested inside her car for two hours by the accused.
The accused had forced their way into the vehicle on the night of February 17 and later escaped in a busy area in Kochi.
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