Amritsar, May 15 -- Punjab police on Wednesday arrested two people from New Delhi for allegedly supplying methanol used in illicit liquor that has claimed 23 lives in villages of the Majitha sub-division in Amritsar district over the past two days. The Amritsar Rural police identified the Delhi suspects as Ravinder Jain and Rishabh Jain, arrested from New Delhi's Model Town for allegedly supplying raw materials to Sahib Singh, one of the main accused in manufacturing the toxic brew. The raw material referenced by the police was methanol, said Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav, adding that in all, 600 litres of it was ordered online. "One of the main accused, Sahib Singh, was in contact with Rishabh Jain, as revealed through his WhatsApp chat history. It is suspected that Sahib Singh received a consignment from Jain, which was used to manufacture the spurious liquor in Punjab," the DGP said. Authorities have registered an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Excise Act. Police have arrested 10 people in total, including individuals identified as the operation's kingpins. The death toll rose to 23 on Wednesday when two more victims from Bhangwan village died of the poisoning. Until Tuesday, 21 deaths had been reported. Most victims were daily-wage workers from seven villages including Bhangali, Patalpuri, Marari Kalan, Talwandi Khumman, Karnala, Bhangwan and Therewal. A police investigation revealed that methanol-a chemical used in industrial products-was procured in bulk online to prepare the toxic brew. The production of illicit liquor, or hooch, typically begins with available fermentable materials such as jaggery (unrefined cane sugar), mahua flowers, or rice mixed with water in hidden containers. But they contain hidden dangers: unhygienic production conditions, improper distillation techniques that fail to separate toxic methanol from consumable ethanol, and deliberate adulteration with industrial chemicals, like methanol, battery acid, or paint thinners to increase potency or taste....