Housing, local government and tourism committee chairman Nolee Ashilin Mohamed Radzi said a non-governmental organisation (NGO) had lodged a complaint on the damage at the historical site.

“The Ipoh City Council had given Syarikat Juita Viden Sdn Bhd permission to carry out filming from Feb 20 to April 30.

“Upon checking with the production company, we were told they only carried out filming outside the cave,” Nolee Ashilin told Bernama.

However, she said, there were traces of damage to the fossils although the company denied any involvement as claimed by the cave operator.

She said a meeting had been arranged with the company and the cave operator to find a solution.

Earlier, a Facebook posting had gone viral on social media claiming that there was damage in the cave after the filming of a popular drama series.

It shared several photographs of the damaged fossils and what looked like a carving of the drama’s title on the cave’s wall.

Director Michael Ang said on Instagram he regretted the incident and that they were trying to find the culprits.