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Meerut/Agra: In a first, shutdown of markets in Uttar Pradesh was voluntary, and it was across the state. On Saturday morning, their bodies came home wrapped in Tricolours.Pradeep’s elder son Siddharth conducted the last rites amid full state honours. While one each was from Maharajganj, Deoria, Allahabad, Chandauli and Varanasi districts of eastern UP. People set Pakistan flags on fire and demanded action against the neighbouring country for harboring militants. In the afternoon, his cremation too was conducted amid emotionally-charged atmosphere.Markets across the state were shut and protests were witnessed in almost every city, town and village of the state..