India has raised with Venezuelan authorities the case of an Indian seafarer’s body being repatriated after the removal of several organs following his death in uncertain circumstances, the external affairs ministry said on Friday. Rakesh Chauhan’s family has alleged that he was murdered and his case has been taken up by the Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) and several lawmakers. (X/FSUIINDIA) Rakesh Chauhan, 33, died in the Venezuelan state of Falcón on May 7 after a heart attack, according to a death certificate issued by a medical facility in the south American country. However, an autopsy done in Uttar Pradesh after his body was repatriated last month showed the brain, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, stomach and intestines were not present. Chauhan’s family has alleged that he was murdered and his case has been taken up by the Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) and several lawmakers. When external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was asked about the matter at a regular weekly briefing, he replied: “We have taken up the matter with Venezuelan authorities …