<h1>CID summons witnesses and searches homes in foreign performer drowning probe as negligence claims spur call for central inquiry</h1> Assistance CID issued notices to all persons present or aware of the circumstances surrounding a performer's drowning abroad, directing them to give statements within 10 days as a 10-member Special Investigating Team continues searches of residences linked to the event and records witness statements; the inquiry covers organisers, accompanying personnel and expatriate community members who were present. Allegations of negligence have been raised by an opposition leader demanding transparency; key persons have spoken to media before formal questioning, and one principal attendant has said he will cooperate if assured of safety. The state may seek a central agency probe if the SIT's investigation is deemed unsatisfactory.