A horrifying video of a man being burnt alive in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district has gone viral on social media.

The videos shows a man identified by police as Mohammed Bhatta Sheikh being thrashed and then set on fire by another man, identified Shambunath Raigar. After killing Sheikh, Raigar made another video where he talks to the camera.

In the second video, Riagar, who was arrested by police today morning, not only admits to the crime but justifies the horrifying act, saying he killed Sheikh in order to save a girl from "love jihad."

Meanwhile, the situation in Rajsamand is being closely monitored by authorities, with the Inspector General of the Udaipur range, Anand Srivastava camping in the district to keep a watch on the law and order situation in the area.

Earlier, the perpetrator of the heinous crime made a video of the brutal act and later uploaded the footage on social media. The incident took place on Dev heritage road in Rajnagar area of Rajsamand district.

Police had initially received information about the semi-burnt body of a man being found.

Senior police officials including SP Manoj Kumar, ASP Manish Tripathi and DSP Rajendra Singh reached the location and found a badly disfigured body.

A forensic team and a dog squad were then summoned. Police recovered an agricultural tool believed to have been used in the murder from the crime scene. The victim's motorbike and his slippers were also recovered from the site.

The police were conducting their investigations when the video went viral. In the video, initially it can be seen that the perpetrator hits the man killed with an agricultural tool, then pours kerosene oil on his body and burns him alive.

Also, Raigar can be seen mentioning that those who indulge in 'love jihad' will be met with the same fate.

Reacting to the crime, Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria said it was "shocking" how Sheikh was killed. "Accused has been arrested and a special investigation team (SIT) has been set up for investigation in the case," Kataria told news agency ANI.