Kapurthala, April 8 -- A 32-year-old drug addict, who was hospitalised after his mother emotive appeal to save her critically ill son went viral on social media, succumbed during treatment on Tuesday.

The youth was referred to Amritsar's Guru Nanak Medical College and Hospital from the Sultanpur Lodhi civil hospital on Monday. He was reportedly suffering from multiple health issues due to his drug addiction.

As per his family, he was placed on ventilator in the Amritsar hospital after being diagnosed with acute liver failure, tuberculosis and HIV. "My son died on Tuesday afternoon. I have lost all my sons in the past five years due to drugs," the deceased's distraught mother said.

In a video that was widely circulated on Sunday, the mo...