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0714 Lane Park Apartments
The first building of Lane Parke apartments opened in June 2014.
The body of a man found in a garage at Lane Parke Apartments in Mountain Brook Village was identified today.
Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said the body was identified as Ananya Chakrabarti, 27. Chakrabarti was originally from Atlanta, Georgia and has been living in the Birmingham area for a few years.
Chakrabarti’s family reported him missing in January, and that was the last time he was known to be alive.
Lt. Jay Williams of Mountain Brook police said the body was found when someone was looking to rent an apartment in one of the apartment complex's detached garages. The body was found in a car in one of the garages.
Chakrabarti never rented an apartment at Lane Parke Apartments, Williams said.
The body was in an “advanced state of decomposition,” Yates said, and it is likely the body was in the garage for some time. An autopsy was completed Aug. 4, and the coroner’s office is waiting on lab results including a toxicology report to determine the cause of death.
“It is my understanding that there are no signs of foul play,” Yates said.