Blackmailing was the motive behind the abduction and assault of a prominent Malayalam actress and the key digital evidence of the alleged criminal act has been recovered, police said on Thursday. A top police official, who did not wish to be named, ruled out any conspiracy angle in the incident that created an uproar. He said that the entire operation was planned and executed by the main accused 'Pulsar Suni' with the active help of Martin, who was the driver of the actress' vehicle in which she was assaulted on February 17. "Blackmailing was the motive and We have recovered digital evidence," the officer said.