Mexico City, Aug 25 (EFE) Municipal police chief Jesus Jimenez is no longer in his post after an attempt to rescue a kidnapping victim resulted in the deaths of the captive, her abductor and two cops, the Mexico City prosecutor's office has said.

The statement issued by the prosecutor's office Monday did not say whether Jimenez was fired or resigned, but it did identify his replacement as Mario Alberto Izazola Alvarez.

The move was part of an overhaul being carried out under a recently approved ordinance re-organising the capital's law enforcement agencies, the statement said.

Mexican media reported last week that Jimenez would resign over the botched rescue operation, but district attorney Miguel Angel Mancera denied at the time that the chief was quitting.

Sixty police officers went to a house in the southern section of Mexico City in the early morning hours of July 3 after receiving a tip that a woman was being held hostage.