Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed's nephew, who was shot and critically wounded by unidentified militants at Bejibehara in south Kashmir's Anantnag district late on Sunday evening, succumbed to his injuries at the Soura Medical Institute in Srinagar on Monday morning.

Attiqullah Shah was the eldest son of the chief minister's sister. He was shot by militants as he was leaving a mosque after offering evening prayers.

The chief minister, who was in Mumbai, has reached Srinagar.

No militant group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

Earlier report: J&K CM's nephew injured in militant attack