Man Gruesomely Beheaded Over 8-Year-Old Son’s Social Media Post; Video Posted Online

Two men in the Indian state of Rajasthan reportedly murdered a local tailor earlier this week over a social media post.

The men, identified as Mohammad Riyaz Attari and Ghouse Mohammad, allegedly killed Kanhaiya Lal with a cleaver at the victim's tailoring shop in Udaipur Tuesday, Times Now News reported.

Both assailants, who had earlier posed as customers, captured the attack on video and posted it online.

The killing was a response to one of Lal's social media posts, a report by News.com.au said.

Before his death, Lal allegedly told police that his 8-year-old son had "mistakenly" made the post.

The post expressed support for Nupur Sharma, a lawyer who, in late May, commented on the age of Aisha, the third and youngest wife of Islam founder Muhammad ibn Abdullah, according to India Today.

Aisha is believed to have been betrothed to the religious leader at the age of 6 or 7.

In a video released on social media after Lal's death, both Attari and Mohammad claimed that they were avenging "an insult to Islam," whose followers refer to Abdullah as "Prophet Muhammad," "The Prophet" or "The Messenger," NDTV reported.

The two men also gloated about murdering Lal and threatened Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in another video.

Police arrested Riyaz and Mohammad in the Indian town of Bhim on the night of Lal's murder while they were trying to flee, a report by News18 said.

Authorities also detained three others allegedly involved in the attack.

The National Investigation Agency has been directed to take over the investigation into the incident, Amit Shah, India's Minister of Home Affairs, said, per the Indian Express.

The agency is trying to determine if there was a "terror angle" in the attack. It will also "thoroughly" investigate "the involvement of any organization and international links," Shah said.

Mohammad had previous ties with Dawat-e-Islami, a supposed non-political and non-violent Sunni Islamic organization based in Pakistan, Rajasthan director general of police ML Lather revealed Wednesday, the Hindustan Times reported.

Police have not invoked terrorism charges against Attari and Mohammad, but they may be booked for terrorism.