Aamir Khan's film Ghajini was a super hit among the masses. Although the film was a commercial success, it got an important issue of short-term memory loss into the picture. There are several cases of people battling the memory disorder. And probably taking a cue from the movie, some parents have actually tattooed their phone numbers on their children. It has helped in solving the problem of their child going missing. In a recent case, a 21-year old child in Mumbai was reunited with his parents after he ran away from school. A similar case took place in China. Meanwhile, in London, there are temporary sticker tattoos especially for tracing children if they go missing. Mumbai Kidnapping Case: Juice Vendor Abducts Boy to Clear Debt, Arrested by Police the Same Day. 

In the most recent case from Mumbai, Shiva Malayam, a 21-year-old is suffering from a mental disorder and forgets things. He often runs away from home and school. To counter with the problem his father Venkana got his number tattooed in his son's hand. "A friend had seen Ghajini and suggested I do so. Around 5-6 years back, I tattooed my number on his hand," Venkana told a news report. A TC happened to see Shiva on a railway platform and took him to a cabin. They found the number tattooed on his arm and helped him reunite with his family. Navi Mumbai Police Tracks Down Woman, 'Missing For 3 Years', Through Facebook. 

A similar incident occurred in the month of July in China. Ms Zuo has tattooed her phone number on her son's arm, who is also having learning disabilities. The 17-year-old has two numbers tattooed on her son's forearm. This has helped them when he once separated from his parents. He was spotted by a police officer but was unable to respond to their queries. But the tattooed number on his arm helped the police to find his family. Sleep Apnoea Sufferers Beware of Memory Loss! The Disorder Can Raise Dementia Risk. 

Two mothers from London in order to track their children made a temporary tattoo kit. It is a stick on which reads 'If I am Lost' and has a space to write the contact number. The pen for writing this is also made with special ink, that can last up to 5 days. If a child gets lost in a public place, or a crowded park of sorts, then the child can show this stick on to any police official. As children are anyway attracted to ideas of tattoos and stickers, the mothers came up with the idea.

It may not be inspired by the movie so to say, but tattooing of parents' number on children's hands has proved a success in reuniting missing cases. Both the boys were suffering from mental disorders and had a tendency of running away. In such a case, the parents' contact number is important.

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