Mohammed Sohel Rana was arrested while trying to flee for India following the collapse of an illegally constructed building that killed 377 people. (YouTube screenshot)

Mohammed Sohel Rana was arrested Sunday in the western border town of Benapole and brought back by helicopter to the capital of Dhaka, said Jahangir Kabir Nanak, junior minister for local government.

Rana's capture was announced by loudspeaker at the disaster area, drawing cheers from those still awaiting the outcome of an ongoing search-and-rescue operation for survivors of Wednesday's collapse. Fire broke out in the rubble, forcing the search for survivors to be temporarily suspended.

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An exhausted and disheveled Rana was brought before reporters briefly at the Dhaka headquarters of the commando team, the Rapid Action Battalion.

Wearing a printed shirt, Rana was sweating as two security officers held him by his arms. A security official helped him to drink water after he gestured he was thirsty. He did not speak during the 10-minute appearance, and he is likely to be handed over to police, who will have to charge him and produce him in court within 24 hours.

Many of the dead victims worked at clothing factories in the building, known as Rana Plaza. The collapse was the deadliest disaster to strike Bangladesh's garment industry, which is worth $20 billion annually.

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