Missing PF Transfer and Interest: How Can I Recover My Lost Funds and Interest?

I applied for a transfer of PF which, after a long process of trying and retrying, was transferred in June 2010. At that time, it was about 1.74L. Recently, I checked my PF balance on the company's outsourced PF vendor site, and it is 2 lakhs less than expected! After a lot of scrambling through my payslips and other records, I concluded that the money is exactly the same as the missing PF transfer and interest (which amounts to 30K, making it 1.74L + 30k = 2.05L).

I am reaching out to my company to investigate this matter. While I may be able to recover the principal amount, if the company erred in not properly handling the transfer, it is unlikely that I will receive the PF interest for this duration, i.e., 30K from EPFO.

What should I do in this case? Is the company obligated to pay the lost interest out of their pocket because they did not deposit the transferred principal in June 2010?

Understanding PF Transfer Obligations in India

I request knowledgeable members to please provide guidance.

Update - It seems like the company is heading towards asking me to restart the PF transfer, which I'm not willing to do. I would like to understand what the statutory obligations of a company in India are regarding PF transfer:

1. Is a company obligated to support PF transfers for its employees?
2. Can a company, after officially informing an employee that the PF is transferred and reflecting on the internal PF website (with printed records), legally backtrack and claim that the PF transfer did not happen?

I would greatly appreciate it if someone could point me to the relevant clauses in the law.

Regards