1. You have been a member of PF and should transfer the PF. If you have not remain unemployed for 2 months after separation then you can't withdraw. It is unfair and illegal too. YOur company is asking you to withdraw so as to shed off its legal liability to cover you in PF and pay PF contribution......and you seem to be willing to not to be a member of PF and hence to be mislead....
Your benefit is to remain a member................therefore you may submit PF transfer forms thru current employer under proper acknowledgment ..........................You don't need your past employer for transfer of PF..
2. You had notified the company by notice of resignation in office in person sufficiently in advance.................and you can submit notice as well as final resignation by post.........
If you have submitted it by post then you can attach the copy and supply it to good offices of appointing authority,MD.......and demand to supply you the acknowledgment and acceptance of notice/ resignation, service certificate,relieving letter,correct FnF statement,payment of FnF wages (including earned wages,Bonus,leave encashment etc),PF number and a/c slips of each year,ESIC card,salary slips of each month,Form16 as per correct FnF statement etc........
3. Your past employer might have either::
----has not struck of your name from muster and in such case may decline to attest your PF forms, however in such case it might be violating its own policies that might lay down that in case of unauthorized absence beyond .................days, the employee shall loose lien on employment and shall be terminated.................
Model Standing Orders lay down clear guidelines in such respect and HR policy/service rules and regulations/Conduct and Discipline rules of your past employer might have similar clauses on it....
----has declared you 'Absconder/Absconding /on unauthorized absence........................and hence may still treat you 'Not Relieved' and hence may not attest your PF Forms.........
You would need to handle this situation successfully and mind what you say and what you write.
Your able Labor Law Consultant/Service Matters lawyer and even Employee's/Trade Unions Leaders can guide you and help you.
Employee should always avoid acting on his own and consult beforehand than acting erratically........
If you were not happy then you should stated it in writing to good offices and build favorable written record.....
4. Have you declared your past employment to your current employer?