The booklet, first of its kind in any professional college, would be updated every year, he added.

After Kachru's death, the state government has promulgated an anti-ragging ordinance, making ragging a cognisable, non-bailable offence compoundable with the permission of the court. Any student convicted of an offence will be punished with imprisonment up to three years or fine of up to Rs.50,000 or both.

The offender will be expelled from the institution and will not be eligible for admission in any other institution for a period of three years.

The ordinance says that whenever a complaint of ragging is made in writing, the head of the educational institution will be required to conduct an inquiry within 24 hours and also inform higher authorities.

Failure on the part of the institution to initiate disciplinary actions or deliberate delay in lodging a report with the police will attract imprisonment up to one year or fine up to Rs.10,000 or both.