NOIDA: Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Laxmi Singh on Wednesday took charge of the Police Commissionerate of Noida, a day after being appointed as the first woman police commissioner of Uttar Pradesh.

The 2000-batch IPS officer replaces Additional Director General Alok Singh.

"After taking charge of office on Wednesday morning, she met with all top officers of Gautam Buddh Nagar commissionerate at the Surajpur office," an official statement said.

Prior to taking charge of the coveted position, she was serving as the Inspector General of Police, Lucknow range.